diff --git a/.gitlab/ci_templates/helm_package.yml b/.gitlab/ci_templates/helm_package.yml
index 79ad89a047452fbbb1a57381d0b2255f77577f28..c31d7a3da99467904ca13f7bbf60f380e38d4327 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci_templates/helm_package.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci_templates/helm_package.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #    repository.  Defaults to '.'
 
 variables:
-  CHART_DIR: "."
+  CHART_DIR: ""
 
 .chart_release_rules:
   rules: