diff --git a/kube/deploy/apps/searxng/secret-redis.yaml b/kube/deploy/apps/searxng/secret-redis.yaml
index ee5cef33..a5f44c63 100644
--- a/kube/deploy/apps/searxng/secret-redis.yaml
+++ b/kube/deploy/apps/searxng/secret-redis.yaml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ metadata:
   name: searxng-redis
   namespace: flux-system
 type: Opaque
-data:
+stringData:
   SECRET_REDIS_PASSWORD: "${SECRET_SEARXNG_REDIS_PASSWORD}"