diff --git a/templates/gitea/init.yaml b/templates/gitea/init.yaml
index 79c2a00..c76dfaf 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/init.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/init.yaml
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ stringData:
     set -x; \
     gitea migrate; \
     {{- if and .Values.gitea.admin.username .Values.gitea.admin.password }}
-    gitea admin create-user --username  {{ .Values.gitea.admin.username }} --password '{{ .Values.gitea.admin.password }}' --email {{ .Values.gitea.admin.email }} --admin --must-change-password=false \
+    gitea admin create-user --username  {{ .Values.gitea.admin.username }} --password {{ .Values.gitea.admin.password | quote }} --email {{ .Values.gitea.admin.email }} --admin --must-change-password=false \
     || \
-    gitea admin change-password --username {{ .Values.gitea.admin.username }} --password '{{ .Values.gitea.admin.password }}'; \
+    gitea admin change-password --username {{ .Values.gitea.admin.username }} --password {{ .Values.gitea.admin.password | quote }}; \
     {{- end }}
     {{- if .Values.gitea.ldap.enabled }}
     gitea admin auth add-ldap \