diff --git a/kube/deploy/apps/thelounge/app/secrets.yaml b/kube/deploy/apps/thelounge/app/secrets.yaml
index f1c9f368..bcd70e86 100644
--- a/kube/deploy/apps/thelounge/app/secrets.yaml
+++ b/kube/deploy/apps/thelounge/app/secrets.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ metadata:
   name: thelounge-secrets
   namespace: thelounge
 type: Opaque
-data:
+stringData:
   LDAP_USERNAME: "${SECRET_THELOUNGE_LDAP_SEARCH_USERNAME}"
   LDAP_PASSWORD: "${SECRET_THELOUNGE_LDAP_SEARCH_PASSWORD}"