diff --git a/magicleaps/helm-pkg/magicleaps/templates/secrets/backend.yaml b/magicleaps/helm-pkg/magicleaps/templates/secrets/backend.yaml
index cecf3d90..9a9384ef 100644
--- a/magicleaps/helm-pkg/magicleaps/templates/secrets/backend.yaml
+++ b/magicleaps/helm-pkg/magicleaps/templates/secrets/backend.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ type: Opaque
 data:
   MONGO_DB: {{ .Values.backend.config.mongo.db | b64enc | quote -}}
   MONGO_HOST: {{ .Values.backend.config.mongo.host | b64enc | quote -}}
-  MONGO_PORT: {{ .Values.backend.config.mongo.port | b64enc | quote -}}
+  MONGO_PORT: {{ .Values.backend.config.mongo.port -}}
   EMAIL_USER: {{ .Values.backend.config.email.user | b64enc | quote -}}
   EMAIL_PASSWORD: {{ .Values.backend.config.email.password | b64enc | quote -}}
   SUPER_ADMIN: {{ .Values.backend.config.superAdmin | b64enc | quote -}}