diff --git a/config/samples/parseable-ephemeral.yaml b/config/samples/parseable-ephemeral.yaml
index 3e91ad1..c27234f 100644
--- a/config/samples/parseable-ephemeral.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/parseable-ephemeral.yaml
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ spec:
     - name: parseable-server-config
       cliArgs: 
         - local-store
-      env: |-
-        P_ADDR=0.0.0.0:8000 
-        P_STAGING_DIR=/parseable/staging
-        P_FS_DIR=./data
-        P_USERNAME=admin
-        P_PASSWORD=admin
+      env:
+        P_ADDR: "0.0.0.0:8000"
+        P_STAGING_DIR: "/parseable/staging"
+        P_FS_DIR: "./data"
+        P_USERNAME: "admin"
+        P_PASSWORD: "admin"
diff --git a/config/samples/parseable-multi-nodes.yaml b/config/samples/parseable-multi-nodes.yaml
index c4ac4d3..1453ea8 100644
--- a/config/samples/parseable-multi-nodes.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/parseable-multi-nodes.yaml
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ spec:
     - name: parseable-server-config
       cliArgs: 
         - local-store
-      env: |-
-        P_ADDR=0.0.0.0:8000 
-        P_STAGING_DIR=./staging
-        P_FS_DIR=./data
-        P_USERNAME=admin
-        P_PASSWORD=admin
+      env:
+        P_ADDR: "0.0.0.0:8000"
+        P_STAGING_DIR: ""./staging"
+        P_FS_DIR: "./data"
+        P_USERNAME: "admin"
+        P_PASSWORD: "admin"
diff --git a/config/samples/parseable-persistent.yaml b/config/samples/parseable-persistent.yaml
index 1172de6..b75b327 100644
--- a/config/samples/parseable-persistent.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/parseable-persistent.yaml
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ spec:
     - name: parseable-server-config
       cliArgs: 
         - local-store
-      env: |-
-        P_ADDR=0.0.0.0:8000 
-        P_STAGING_DIR=./staging
-        P_FS_DIR=./data
-        P_USERNAME=admin
-        P_PASSWORD=admin
+      env:
+        P_ADDR: "0.0.0.0:8000"
+        P_STAGING_DIR: ""./staging"
+        P_FS_DIR: "./data"
+        P_USERNAME: "admin"
+        P_PASSWORD: "admin"