diff --git a/templates/flavors/k3s/dns-loadbalancing/kustomization.yaml b/templates/flavors/k3s/dns-loadbalancing/kustomization.yaml
index 83f3895ed..6195d3700 100644
--- a/templates/flavors/k3s/dns-loadbalancing/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/templates/flavors/k3s/dns-loadbalancing/kustomization.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ patches:
                 - 0.0.0.0/0
               ipv6:
                 - ::/0
-            ports: "${APISERVER_PORT:=6443}"
+            ports: ${APISERVER_PORT:="6443"}
             protocol: TCP
             label: inbound-api-server
             description: accept all api server related traffic from nodebalancers
diff --git a/templates/flavors/kubeadm/dns-loadbalancing/kustomization.yaml b/templates/flavors/kubeadm/dns-loadbalancing/kustomization.yaml
index 83f3895ed..6195d3700 100644
--- a/templates/flavors/kubeadm/dns-loadbalancing/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/templates/flavors/kubeadm/dns-loadbalancing/kustomization.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ patches:
                 - 0.0.0.0/0
               ipv6:
                 - ::/0
-            ports: "${APISERVER_PORT:=6443}"
+            ports: ${APISERVER_PORT:="6443"}
             protocol: TCP
             label: inbound-api-server
             description: accept all api server related traffic from nodebalancers
diff --git a/templates/flavors/rke2/dns-loadbalancing/kustomization.yaml b/templates/flavors/rke2/dns-loadbalancing/kustomization.yaml
index 83f3895ed..6195d3700 100644
--- a/templates/flavors/rke2/dns-loadbalancing/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/templates/flavors/rke2/dns-loadbalancing/kustomization.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ patches:
                 - 0.0.0.0/0
               ipv6:
                 - ::/0
-            ports: "${APISERVER_PORT:=6443}"
+            ports: ${APISERVER_PORT:="6443"}
             protocol: TCP
             label: inbound-api-server
             description: accept all api server related traffic from nodebalancers
diff --git a/templates/infra/linodeFirewall.yaml b/templates/infra/linodeFirewall.yaml
index 6e8d9e8a4..168d2e55e 100644
--- a/templates/infra/linodeFirewall.yaml
+++ b/templates/infra/linodeFirewall.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ spec:
       addresses:
         ipv4:
           - 192.168.255.0/24
-      ports: "${APISERVER_PORT:=6443}"
+      ports: ${APISERVER_PORT:="6443"}
       protocol: TCP
       label: inbound-api-server
       description: accept all api server related traffic from nodebalancers