diff --git a/charts/descheduler/templates/cronjob.yaml b/charts/descheduler/templates/cronjob.yaml
index 73e3714b9..d97eeb62d 100644
--- a/charts/descheduler/templates/cronjob.yaml
+++ b/charts/descheduler/templates/cronjob.yaml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ spec:
               args:
                 - --policy-config-file=/policy-dir/policy.yaml
                 {{- range $key, $value := .Values.cmdOptions }}
-                - {{ printf "--%s" $key }}{{ if $value }}={{ $value }}{{ end }}
+                - {{ printf "--%s=%s" $key (toString $value) }}
                 {{- end }}
               livenessProbe:
                 {{- toYaml .Values.livenessProbe | nindent 16 }}
diff --git a/charts/descheduler/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/descheduler/templates/deployment.yaml
index ff90a6602..8cbfeda64 100644
--- a/charts/descheduler/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/descheduler/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ spec:
             - --policy-config-file=/policy-dir/policy.yaml
             - --descheduling-interval={{ required "deschedulingInterval required for running as Deployment" .Values.deschedulingInterval }}
             {{- range $key, $value := .Values.cmdOptions }}
-            - {{ printf "--%s" $key }}{{ if $value }}={{ $value }}{{ end }}
+            - {{printf "--%s=%s" $key (toString $value)}}
             {{- end }}
             {{- include "descheduler.leaderElection" . | nindent 12 }}
           ports: