diff --git a/template/deploy/helm/[[operator]]/templates/deployment.yaml.j2 b/template/deploy/helm/[[operator]]/templates/deployment.yaml.j2
index 6bbd1e5e..f690680f 100644
--- a/template/deploy/helm/[[operator]]/templates/deployment.yaml.j2
+++ b/template/deploy/helm/[[operator]]/templates/deployment.yaml.j2
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       annotations:
         internal.stackable.tech/image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
-        {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}
         checksum/config: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/configmap.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
+        {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
       labels: