diff --git a/services/maintenance/metis-deployment.yaml b/services/maintenance/metis-deployment.yaml
index b2316c4f..c67d1530 100644
--- a/services/maintenance/metis-deployment.yaml
+++ b/services/maintenance/metis-deployment.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ spec:
         vault.hashicorp.com/agent-inject-template-metis-ssh-env.sh: |
           {{ with secret "kv/data/atlas/maintenance/metis-ssh-keys" }}
           export METIS_SSH_KEY_BRAD="{{ .Data.data.brad_pub }}"
-          export METIS_SSH_KEY_ANANKE_TETHYS="{{ or .Data.data.ananke_tethys_pub .Data.data.hecate_tethys_pub }}"
-          export METIS_SSH_KEY_ANANKE_DB="{{ or .Data.data.ananke_db_pub .Data.data.hecate_db_pub }}"
+          export METIS_SSH_KEY_ANANKE_TETHYS="{{ or .Data.data.ananke_tethys_pub .Data.data.hecate_tethys_pub "" }}"
+          export METIS_SSH_KEY_ANANKE_DB="{{ or .Data.data.ananke_db_pub .Data.data.hecate_db_pub "" }}"
           export METIS_SSH_KEY_HECATE_TETHYS="${METIS_SSH_KEY_ANANKE_TETHYS}"
           export METIS_SSH_KEY_HECATE_DB="${METIS_SSH_KEY_ANANKE_DB}"
           {{ end }}