diff --git a/cmd/helm/template.go b/cmd/helm/template.go
index 55979f4c6..596eade3d 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/template.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/template.go
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func writeToFile(outputDir string, name string, data string) {
 
 	defer f.Close()
 
-	_, err = f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("---\n# Source: %s\n%s", name, data))
+	_, err = f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("#---\n# Source: %s\n%s", name, data))
 
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)