diff --git a/util/kubernetes/client/templates.go b/util/kubernetes/client/templates.go
index 5e5721d3..ce0e3b0e 100644
--- a/util/kubernetes/client/templates.go
+++ b/util/kubernetes/client/templates.go
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ metadata:
 var secretTmpl = `
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
+type: "{{ .Type }}"
 metadata:
   name: "{{ .Metadata.Name }}"
   namespace: "{{ .Metadata.Namespace }}"