diff --git a/charts/stable/authelia/Chart.yaml b/charts/stable/authelia/Chart.yaml
index 060097ab72f..e2d28323f5d 100644
--- a/charts/stable/authelia/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/authelia/Chart.yaml
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ sources:
 - https://github.com/authelia/chartrepo
 - https://github.com/authelia/authelia
 type: application
-version: 1.6.12
+version: 1.6.13
diff --git a/charts/stable/authelia/templates/_secrets.tpl b/charts/stable/authelia/templates/_secrets.tpl
index ff123669c68..2ea610e8b42 100644
--- a/charts/stable/authelia/templates/_secrets.tpl
+++ b/charts/stable/authelia/templates/_secrets.tpl
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ data:
   {{- end }}
 
   {{- if .Values.authentication_backend.ldap.enabled }}
-  LDAP_PASSWORD: {{ .Values.authentication_backend.ldap.plain_password }}
+  LDAP_PASSWORD: {{ .Values.authentication_backend.ldap.plain_password | b64enc | quote }}
   {{- end }}
 
   {{- if .Values.notifier.smtp.enabled }}
-  SMTP_PASSWORD: {{ .Values.notifier.smtp.plain_password }}
+  SMTP_PASSWORD: {{ .Values.notifier.smtp.plain_password | b64enc | quote }}
   {{- end }}
 
   {{- if .Values.duo_api.enabled }}