diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/create.go b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
index aa380588e..1481c5ac7 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/create.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ spec:
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
       containers:
-        - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
+        - name: {{ .Chart.Name | toJson }}
           securityContext:
             {{- toYaml .Values.securityContext | nindent 12 }}
           image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"