diff --git a/api/types.go b/api/types.go
index 1e3a4babf..6a5d524fb 100644
--- a/api/types.go
+++ b/api/types.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type ReleaseSpec struct {
 	ChartMetadata *hapi_chart.Metadata `json:"chartMetadata,omitempty"`
 	// Config is the set of extra Values added to the chart.
 	// These values override the default values inside of the chart.
-	Config *hapi_chart.Config `json:"config,omitempty"`
+	Config  map[string]string `json:"config,omitempty"`
 	// Version is an int32 which represents the version of the release.
 	Version int32 `json:"version,omitempty"`
 
diff --git a/pkg/storage/driver/releases.go b/pkg/storage/driver/releases.go
index a9320e901..861dc7dec 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/driver/releases.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/driver/releases.go
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ func newReleasesObject(key string, rls *rspb.Release, lbs labels) (*rapi.Release
 			Labels: lbs.toMap(),
 		},
 		Spec: rapi.ReleaseSpec{
-			Config:  rls.Config,
+			Config:  map[string]string{},
 			Version: rls.Version,
 			Data:    s,
 		},
@@ -416,6 +416,11 @@ func newReleasesObject(key string, rls *rspb.Release, lbs labels) (*rapi.Release
 	if rls.Chart != nil {
 		r.Spec.ChartMetadata = rls.Chart.Metadata
 	}
+	if rls.Config != nil {
+		for k, v := range rls.Config.Values {
+			r.Spec.Config[k] = v.Value
+		}
+	}
 	return r, nil
 }