diff --git a/template/stacks/ref-implementation/openbao/values.yaml b/template/stacks/ref-implementation/openbao/values.yaml
index 96434e8..30ffe48 100644
--- a/template/stacks/ref-implementation/openbao/values.yaml
+++ b/template/stacks/ref-implementation/openbao/values.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ server:
     - sh
     - -c
     - |
-      set -e
+      echo --- unseal workaround
 
       sleep 10
       bao operator init >> /tmp/init.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ server:
       echo $(grep "Unseal Key 5:" /tmp/init.txt | awk '{print $NF}')| cat > /openbao/data/unseal_key5.txt
       rm /tmp/init.txt
 
+      echo --- provide OpenBAO secret to ESO
+
       if [[ "$(uname -m)" == "x86_64" ]]; then
         wget "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(wget https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt -q -O -)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl" -O /tmp/kubectl_eso
       else