diff --git a/cmd/expandybird/expander/expander_test.go b/cmd/expandybird/expander/expander_test.go
index 337318fb4..52336d8e3 100644
--- a/cmd/expandybird/expander/expander_test.go
+++ b/cmd/expandybird/expander/expander_test.go
@@ -756,44 +756,16 @@ func TestReplicatedService(t *testing.T) {
 		&expansion.ServiceResponse{
 			Resources: []interface{}{
 				map[string]interface{}{
-					"type": "Service",
-					"name": "test_invocation-service",
-					"properties": map[string]interface{}{
-						"kind":       "Service",
-						"apiVersion": "v1",
-						"namespace":  "default",
-						"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
-							"name": "test_invocation-service",
-							"labels": map[string]interface{}{
-								"name": "test_invocation-service",
-							},
-						},
-						"spec": map[string]interface{}{
-							"ports": []interface{}{
-								map[string]interface{}{
-									"name":       "test_invocation",
-									"port":       1234.0,
-									"targetPort": 1234.0,
-								},
-							},
-							"selector": map[string]interface{}{
-								"name": "test_invocation",
-							},
-						},
-					},
-				},
-				map[string]interface{}{
-					"type": "ReplicationController",
 					"name": "test_invocation-rc",
 					"properties": map[string]interface{}{
-						"kind":       "ReplicationController",
 						"apiVersion": "v1",
-						"namespace":  "default",
+						"kind":       "ReplicationController",
 						"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
-							"name": "test_invocation-rc",
 							"labels": map[string]interface{}{
 								"name": "test_invocation-rc",
 							},
+							"name":      "test_invocation-rc",
+							"namespace": "default",
 						},
 						"spec": map[string]interface{}{
 							"replicas": 3.0,
@@ -824,6 +796,34 @@ func TestReplicatedService(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 					},
+					"type": "ReplicationController",
+				},
+				map[string]interface{}{
+					"name": "test_invocation-service",
+					"properties": map[string]interface{}{
+						"apiVersion": "v1",
+						"kind":       "Service",
+						"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+							"labels": map[string]interface{}{
+								"name": "test_invocation-service",
+							},
+							"name":      "test_invocation-service",
+							"namespace": "default",
+						},
+						"spec": map[string]interface{}{
+							"ports": []interface{}{
+								map[string]interface{}{
+									"name":       "test_invocation",
+									"port":       1234.0,
+									"targetPort": 1234.0,
+								},
+							},
+							"selector": map[string]interface{}{
+								"name": "test_invocation",
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					"type": "Service",
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/helm/properties.go b/cmd/helm/properties.go
index 3e58352de..df8797f78 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/properties.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/properties.go
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ func parseProperties(kvstr string) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 		// Allow for "k=v, k=v"
 		p = strings.TrimSpace(p)
 		pair := strings.Split(p, "=")
-		if len(pair) == 1 {
+		if len(pair) < 2 {
 			return properties, errInvalidProperty
 		}
 
 		// If the value looks int-like, convert it.
 		if i, err := strconv.Atoi(pair[1]); err == nil {
-			properties[pair[0]] = pair[1]
-		} else {
 			properties[pair[0]] = i
+		} else {
+			properties[pair[0]] = pair[1]
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/examples/charts/replicatedservice-3.tgz b/examples/charts/replicatedservice-3.tgz
index adc9cf39b..ebbcc1802 100644
Binary files a/examples/charts/replicatedservice-3.tgz and b/examples/charts/replicatedservice-3.tgz differ
diff --git a/examples/charts/replicatedservice/templates/replicatedservice.py b/examples/charts/replicatedservice/templates/replicatedservice.py
index 7d20e3015..73fc6203d 100644
--- a/examples/charts/replicatedservice/templates/replicatedservice.py
+++ b/examples/charts/replicatedservice/templates/replicatedservice.py
@@ -37,20 +37,20 @@ def GenerateConfig(context):
 
   service = {
       'name': service_name,
-      'type': service_type,
       'properties': {
           'apiVersion': 'v1',
           'kind': 'Service',
-          'namespace': namespace,
           'metadata': {
-              'name': service_name,
               'labels': GenerateLabels(context, service_name),
+              'name': service_name,
+              'namespace': namespace,
           },
           'spec': {
               'ports': [GenerateServicePorts(context, container_name)],
               'selector': GenerateLabels(context, name)
           }
-      }
+      },
+      'type': service_type,
   }
   set_up_external_lb = context.properties.get('external_service', None)
   if set_up_external_lb:
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ def GenerateConfig(context):
   cluster_ip = context.properties.get('cluster_ip', None)
   if cluster_ip:
     service['properties']['spec']['clusterIP'] = cluster_ip
-  config['resources'].append(service)
 
   rc = {
       'name': rc_name,
@@ -66,10 +65,10 @@ def GenerateConfig(context):
       'properties': {
           'apiVersion': 'v1',
           'kind': 'ReplicationController',
-          'namespace': namespace,
           'metadata': {
-              'name': rc_name,
               'labels': GenerateLabels(context, rc_name),
+              'name': rc_name,
+              'namespace': namespace,
           },
           'spec': {
               'replicas': context.properties['replicas'],
@@ -82,8 +81,8 @@ def GenerateConfig(context):
                       'containers': [
                           {
                               'env': GenerateEnv(context),
-                              'name': container_name,
                               'image': context.properties['image'],
+                              'name': container_name,
                               'ports': [
                                   {
                                       'name': container_name,
@@ -121,6 +120,7 @@ def GenerateConfig(context):
     }
 
   config['resources'].append(rc)
+  config['resources'].append(service)
   return yaml.dump(config)