diff --git a/swh/templates/memcached/deployment.yaml b/swh/templates/memcached/deployment.yaml
index b76f17e9dfabf1192cd584379775d8d6fc46d519..276eac21b278fcc7a1d5e0571acc59b000111de8 100644
--- a/swh/templates/memcached/deployment.yaml
+++ b/swh/templates/memcached/deployment.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
         image: "{{ .Values.memcached.image }}"
         args:
           - -m
-          - {{ .Values.memcached.memory }}
+          - {{ .Values.memcached.memory | quote }}
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         resources:
           requests: