diff --git a/charts/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-aws/templates/daemonset.yaml b/charts/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-aws/templates/daemonset.yaml
index bb7aaaa..e35ebc0 100644
--- a/charts/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-aws/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/charts/secrets-store-csi-driver-provider-aws/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ spec:
             - name: mountpoint-dir
               mountPath: {{ .Values.kubeletPath }}/pods
               mountPropagation: HostToContainer
+          {{- if .Values.useFipsEndpoint }}
+          env:
+            - name: AWS_USE_FIPS_ENDPOINT
+              value: {{ .Values.useFipsEndpoint | quote }}
+          {{- end }}
       volumes:
         - name: providervol
           hostPath:
@@ -77,8 +82,3 @@ spec:
       affinity:
 {{ toYaml . | indent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
-{{- if .Values.useFipsEndpoint }}
-      env:
-        - name: AWS_USE_FIPS_ENDPOINT
-          value: {{ .Values.useFipsEndpoint }}
-{{- end }}