diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b88248453..beeb2f712 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ elastic-certificates.p12
 *.pyc
 index.yaml
 *.tgz
+.idea/
diff --git a/filebeat/README.md b/filebeat/README.md
index 0248cca96..9753667ff 100644
--- a/filebeat/README.md
+++ b/filebeat/README.md
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ helm install --name filebeat elastic/filebeat --set imageTag=7.4.1
 | ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `filebeatConfig`         | Allows you to add any config files in `/usr/share/filebeat` such as `filebeat.yml`. See [values.yaml](./values.yaml) for an example of the formatting with the default configuration.                                                                                       | see [values.yaml](./values.yaml)                                                                                          |
 | `extraEnvs`              | Extra [environment variables](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/inject-data-application/define-environment-variable-container/#using-environment-variables-inside-of-your-config) which will be appended to the `env:` definition for the container                          | `[]`                                                                                                                      |
-| `extraVolumeMounts`      | Templatable string of additional volumeMounts to be passed to the `tpl` function                                                                                                                                                                                            | `""`                                                                                                                      |
-| `extraVolumes`           | Templatable string of additional volumes to be passed to the `tpl` function                                                                                                                                                                                                 | `""`                                                                                                                      |
+| `extraVolumeMounts`      | List of additional volumeMounts to be mounted on the Daemonset                                                                                                                                                                                          | `""`                                                                                                                      |
+| `extraVolumes`           | List of additional volumes to be mounted on the Daemonset                                                                                                                                                                                           | `""`                                                                                                                      |
 | `hostPathRoot`           | Fully-qualified [hostPath](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/#hostpath) that will be used to persist Filebeat registry data                                                                                                                               | `/var/lib`                                                                                                                |
 | `hostNetworking`         | Use host networking in the daemonset so that hostname is reported correctly
 | `image`                  | The Filebeat docker image                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | `docker.elastic.co/beats/filebeat`                                                                                        |
diff --git a/filebeat/templates/daemonset.yaml b/filebeat/templates/daemonset.yaml
index 3943c26b5..9a6a2f85c 100644
--- a/filebeat/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/filebeat/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ spec:
         hostPath:
           path: /var/run/docker.sock
       {{- if .Values.extraVolumes }}
-{{ tpl .Values.extraVolumes . | indent 6 }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.extraVolumes | indent 6 }}
       {{- end }}
       {{- if .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
       imagePullSecrets:
@@ -151,5 +151,5 @@ spec:
           mountPath: /var/run/docker.sock
           readOnly: true
         {{- if .Values.extraVolumeMounts }}
-{{ tpl .Values.extraVolumeMounts . | indent 8 }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.extraVolumeMounts | indent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
diff --git a/filebeat/tests/filebeat_test.py b/filebeat/tests/filebeat_test.py
index 971d7274f..78741bf72 100644
--- a/filebeat/tests/filebeat_test.py
+++ b/filebeat/tests/filebeat_test.py
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ def test_adding_a_secret_mount():
 
 def test_adding_a_extra_volume_with_volume_mount():
     config = '''
-extraVolumes: |
+extraVolumes:
   - name: extras
     emptyDir: {}
-extraVolumeMounts: |
+extraVolumeMounts:
   - name: extras
     mountPath: /usr/share/extras
     readOnly: true
diff --git a/filebeat/values.yaml b/filebeat/values.yaml
index 6c16c2a44..55cb8e30f 100755
--- a/filebeat/values.yaml
+++ b/filebeat/values.yaml
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ extraEnvs: []
 #  - name: MY_ENVIRONMENT_VAR
 #    value: the_value_goes_here
 
-extraVolumeMounts: ""
+extraVolumeMounts: []
   # - name: extras
   #   mountPath: /usr/share/extras
   #   readOnly: true
 
-extraVolumes: ""
+extraVolumes: []
   # - name: extras
   #   emptyDir: {}