diff --git a/charts/argo-workflows/templates/controller/workflow-controller-deployment.yaml b/charts/argo-workflows/templates/controller/workflow-controller-deployment.yaml
index c449896e..dff6226c 100644
--- a/charts/argo-workflows/templates/controller/workflow-controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-workflows/templates/controller/workflow-controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.controller.podLabels }}
         {{ toYaml .Values.controller.podLabels | nindent 8}}
         {{- end }}
-      {{- if .Values.controller.podAnnotations }}
+      {{- with .Values.controller.podAnnotations }}
       annotations:
-{{ toYaml .Values.controller.podAnnotations | indent 8}}{{- end }}
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: {{ template "argo-workflows.controllerServiceAccountName" . }}
       {{- if .Values.controller.podSecurityContext }}