diff --git a/bitwarden-crd-operator.py b/bitwarden-crd-operator.py
index 8d1f734..300b4e5 100755
--- a/bitwarden-crd-operator.py
+++ b/bitwarden-crd-operator.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import kopf
 import kubernetes
+import base64
 from jinja2 import Template
 
 
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ def create_fn(spec, name, namespace, logger, **kwargs):
         original_crd=name,
         secret_name=secret_name,
         namespace=secret_namespace,
-        username="test",
-        password="test"
+        username=base64.b64encode("test"),
+        password=base64.b64encode("test")
     )
 
     obj = api.create_namespaced_secret(
diff --git a/chart/bitwarden-crd-operator/values.yaml b/chart/bitwarden-crd-operator/values.yaml
index 648648c..f222c62 100644
--- a/chart/bitwarden-crd-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/bitwarden-crd-operator/values.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ image:
   repository: lerentis/bitwarden-crd-operator
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   # Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion.
-  tag: "2685c5b97d76bf00ed4c15519b699ae88682078f"
+  tag: "97fced6969e32d0c7e0975865f26ebbc43f1cd8a"
 
 imagePullSecrets: []
 nameOverride: ""
diff --git a/templates/username-password.yaml.j2 b/templates/username-password.yaml.j2
index 56d0858..95aafbc 100644
--- a/templates/username-password.yaml.j2
+++ b/templates/username-password.yaml.j2
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ metadata:
   namespace: "{{ namespace }}"
 type: Opaque
 data:
-  username: "{{ username | base64 }}"
-  password: "{{ password | base64 }}"
+  username: "{{ username }}"
+  password: "{{ password }}"