diff --git a/charts/internal/machineclass/templates/machineclass.yaml b/charts/internal/machineclass/templates/machineclass.yaml
index b44024025..60edbf117 100644
--- a/charts/internal/machineclass/templates/machineclass.yaml
+++ b/charts/internal/machineclass/templates/machineclass.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ metadata:
     gardener.cloud/purpose: machineclass
 type: Opaque
 data:
-  token: {{ $machineClass.secret.hcloudToken | b64enc }}
+  token: {{ $machineClass.secret.hcloudToken }}
   userData: {{ $machineClass.secret.userData | b64enc }}
 ---
 apiVersion: machine.sapcloud.io/v1alpha1