diff --git a/bbsim/templates/deployment.yaml b/bbsim/templates/deployment.yaml
index e8ff09d..a257bad 100644
--- a/bbsim/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/bbsim/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
             {{ if .Values.dhcp -}}
             "-dhcp",
             {{ end -}}
-            "-delay {{ .Values.delay }}"
+            "-delay", "{{ .Values.delay }}"
           ]
           ports:
             - name: "bbsim-olt-id-{{ .Values.olt_id }}"