diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/create.go b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
index a065e0958..7f82a0667 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/create.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ deployment:
     #   cpu: 100m
     #   memory: 128Mi
 
-  env: {}
+  env: []
     # - name: FOO
     #   value: bar
     # - name: BAZ