diff --git a/deploy/chart/templates/daemonset.yaml b/deploy/chart/templates/daemonset.yaml
index f0ee53bf..240dbfa1 100644
--- a/deploy/chart/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/chart/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ spec:
             {{- end }}
             {{- if .Values.k8sServicePort }}
             - name: KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT
-              value: {{  .Values.k8sServicePort }}
+              value: {{ .Values.k8sServicePort | quote }}
             {{- end }}
             - name: LINODE_API_TOKEN
               valueFrom: