diff --git a/freeleaps/helm-pkg/authentication/templates/authentication/opentelemetry.yaml b/freeleaps/helm-pkg/authentication/templates/authentication/opentelemetry.yaml
index 7c7cfcee..a0b77a18 100644
--- a/freeleaps/helm-pkg/authentication/templates/authentication/opentelemetry.yaml
+++ b/freeleaps/helm-pkg/authentication/templates/authentication/opentelemetry.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   mode: sidecar
   image: ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:latest
-  serviceAccount: {{ .Release.Name }}-otel-collector
+  serviceAccount: "{{ .Release.Name }}-otel-collector"
   config:
     receivers:
       filelog: