diff --git a/.circleci/values/hydra.yaml b/.circleci/values/hydra.yaml
index 2b31f29db..e2402f8ba 100644
--- a/.circleci/values/hydra.yaml
+++ b/.circleci/values/hydra.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 image:
   repository: oryd/hydra
-  tag: v1.10.2-alpine
+  tag: v1.10.3-alpine
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
 ingress:
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ hydra:
         - "foo bar 123 456 lorem 3"
 maester:
   enabled: false
-
 # deployment:
 #  extraVolumes:
 #   - name: my-volume
@@ -36,4 +35,4 @@ maester:
 
 # watcher:
 #   enabled: true
-#   mountFile: /etc/secrets/my-secret/foo
\ No newline at end of file
+#   mountFile: /etc/secrets/my-secret/foo
diff --git a/helm/charts/hydra/templates/_helpers.tpl b/helm/charts/hydra/templates/_helpers.tpl
index fefde825d..5ab2a3ffc 100644
--- a/helm/charts/hydra/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/helm/charts/hydra/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -83,12 +83,16 @@ Generate the secrets.system value
 {{- define "hydra.secrets.system" -}}
   {{- if .Values.hydra.config.secrets.system -}}
     {{- if kindIs "slice" .Values.hydra.config.secrets.system -}}
-      {{- printf "'%s'" ( mustToRawJson .Values.hydra.config.secrets.system ) -}}
+      {{- if gt (len .Values.hydra.config.secrets.system) 1 -}}
+        "{{- join "\",\"" .Values.hydra.config.secrets.system -}}"
+      {{- else -}}
+        {{- join "" .Values.hydra.config.secrets.system -}}
+      {{- end -}}
     {{- else -}}
-      {{- fail "Expected .Values.hydra.config.secrets.system to be a list of strings" -}}
+      {{- fail "Expected hydra.config.secrets.system to be a list of strings" -}}
     {{- end -}}
   {{- else if .Values.demo -}}
-'["a-very-insecure-secret-for-checking-out-the-demo"]'
+    a-very-insecure-secret-for-checking-out-the-demo
   {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}