diff --git a/charts/descheduler/templates/cronjob.yaml b/charts/descheduler/templates/cronjob.yaml
index d97eeb62d..9d18adf09 100644
--- a/charts/descheduler/templates/cronjob.yaml
+++ b/charts/descheduler/templates/cronjob.yaml
@@ -81,7 +81,11 @@ spec:
               args:
                 - --policy-config-file=/policy-dir/policy.yaml
                 {{- range $key, $value := .Values.cmdOptions }}
+                {{- if ne $value nil }}
                 - {{ printf "--%s=%s" $key (toString $value) }}
+                {{- else }}
+                - {{ printf "--%s" $key }}
+                {{- end }}
                 {{- end }}
               livenessProbe:
                 {{- toYaml .Values.livenessProbe | nindent 16 }}
diff --git a/charts/descheduler/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/descheduler/templates/deployment.yaml
index de631cfec..53d18cb66 100644
--- a/charts/descheduler/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/descheduler/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ spec:
             - --policy-config-file=/policy-dir/policy.yaml
             - --descheduling-interval={{ required "deschedulingInterval required for running as Deployment" .Values.deschedulingInterval }}
             {{- range $key, $value := .Values.cmdOptions }}
+            {{- if ne $value nil }}
             - {{ printf "--%s=%s" $key (toString $value) }}
+            {{- else }}
+            - {{ printf "--%s" $key }}
+            {{- end }}
             {{- end }}
             {{- include "descheduler.leaderElection" . | nindent 12 }}
           ports: