diff --git a/.gimlet/k8s/penpot/templates/frontend/deployment.yaml b/.gimlet/k8s/penpot/templates/frontend/deployment.yaml
index f38f7a14ae..fbe3b7996d 100644
--- a/.gimlet/k8s/penpot/templates/frontend/deployment.yaml
+++ b/.gimlet/k8s/penpot/templates/frontend/deployment.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spec:
             - name: PENPOT_PUBLIC_URI
               value: {{ .Values.config.publicURI | quote }}
             - name: PENPOT_FLAGS
-              value: "$PENPOT_FLAGS {{ .Values.config.flags }}"
+              value: "{{ .Values.config.flags }}"
             - name: PENPOT_SECRET_KEY
               value: {{ .Values.config.apiSecretKey | quote }}
             - name: PENPOT_DATABASE_URI