diff --git a/kubernetes/helm_charts/core/inquiryportal/templates/configmap.yaml b/kubernetes/helm_charts/core/inquiryportal/templates/configmap.yaml
index f379ebcf922d37e377a522283d75d7a6aa812142..d8fe29a52d65d377f748f9874b89a71eeeeb6fce 100644
--- a/kubernetes/helm_charts/core/inquiryportal/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/helm_charts/core/inquiryportal/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 data:
   {{- range $key, $val := .Values.inquiryportalenv }}
-  {{ $key }}: {{ $val }}
+  {{ $key }}: "{{ $val }}"
   {{- end }}
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-config
-  namespace: {{ .Values.namespace }}
\ No newline at end of file
+  namespace: {{ .Values.namespace }}