diff --git a/deployment/zitadel/values.yaml b/deployment/zitadel/values.yaml
index 432b588..ca0f3a7 100644
--- a/deployment/zitadel/values.yaml
+++ b/deployment/zitadel/values.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ annotations:
 
 env:
   - name: ZITADEL_FIRSTINSTANCE_ORG_HUMAN_USERNAME
-    value: "admin"
+    value: admin
 
   - name: ZITADEL_FIRSTINSTANCE_ORG_HUMAN_PASSWORD
     valueFrom: