diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-dashboard/files/secret.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-dashboard/files/secret.yml
index dbed0fa2da..d96ee57f1b 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-dashboard/files/secret.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-dashboard/files/secret.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 - apiVersion: v1
   data:
-    DATANOMER_PWD: {{ datanommer_ro_password }}
+    DATANOMER_PWD: {{ datanommer_ro_password | b64encode }}
   kind: Secret
   metadata:
     name: datanommer-secret