diff --git a/samples/features/high availability/Kubernetes/sample-manifest-files/sql-secrets.yaml b/samples/features/high availability/Kubernetes/sample-manifest-files/sql-secrets.yaml
index 22d3815c..9965842b 100644
--- a/samples/features/high availability/Kubernetes/sample-manifest-files/sql-secrets.yaml	
+++ b/samples/features/high availability/Kubernetes/sample-manifest-files/sql-secrets.yaml	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 apiVersion: v1
-data: {sapassword: JyFMb2NrczEyMyc=}
+data: {sapassword: "<>"}
 kind: Secret
 metadata: {name: sql-secrets, namespace: ag1}
 type: Opaque