SUMMARY While updating SDC charts to use Certinitializer, I came across a strange error when helm renders the template, I followed the usual step, eg add needed values.yaml entries and just add the following into the sdc-be deployment.yaml : {{include "common.certInitializer.initContainer" . | nindent 6 }}}} then when running helm template sdc or make sdc (with linting) I get : [sdc] make [1] : Entering directory '/home/chris/IdeaProjects/oom/kubernetes' Hang tight while we grab the latest from your chart repositories... ...Successfully got an update from the "local" chart repository Update Complete. Saving 3 charts Downloading common from repo http://127.0.0.1:8879/charts Downloading certInitializer from repo http://127.0.0.1:8879/charts Downloading cassandra from repo http://127.0.0.1:8879/charts Deleting outdated charts ==> Linting sdc [INFO] Chart.yaml: icon is recommended [ERROR] templates/: render error in "sdc/charts/sdc-be/templates/deployment.yaml": template: sdc/charts/sdc-be/templates/deployment.yaml:78:9: executing "sdc/charts/sdc-be/templates/deployment.yaml" at <include "common.certInitializer.initContainer" .>: error calling include: template: sdc/charts/certInitializer/templates/_certInitializer.yaml:129:7: executing "common.certInitializer.initContainer" at <include "common.certInitializer._initContainer" .>: error calling include: template: sdc/charts/certInitializer/templates/_certInitializer.yaml:44:30: executing "common.certInitializer._initContainer" at <include "common.subChartDot" (dict "dot" $dot "initRoot" $initRoot)>: error calling include: template: sdc/charts/common/templates/_utils.tpl:40:157: executing "common.subChartDot" at <deepCopy $initRoot>: error calling deepCopy: reflect: call of reflect.Value.Type on zero Value   OS / ENVIRONMENT Kubernetes version: 1.5.11 Helm version: Client: &version.Version{SemVer:"v2.16.6", GitCommit:"dd2e5695da88625b190e6b22e9542550ab503a47", GitTreeState:"clean"} Server: &version.Version{SemVer:"v2.16.6", GitCommit:"dd2e5695da88625b190e6b22e9542550ab503a47", GitTreeState:"clean"} Kubernetes mode of installation: well not yet deployed this fails at make CNI Used for Kubernetes: type of installation: OOM VERSION Master CONFIGURATION None used yet STEPS TO REPRODUCE see above, the 3 changes I did are : 1) update sdc/requirements.yaml to add : - name : certInitializer {{ version : ~6.x-0}} {{ repository : '@local' }} 2) update sdc/value.yaml to add : aafEnabled : true certInitializer : permission_user : 1000 permission_group : 999 addconfig : true keystoreFile : "org.onap.sdc.p12" truststoreFile : "org.onap.sdc.trust.jks" keyFile : "org.onap.sdc.keyfile" truststoreFileONAP : "truststoreONAPall.jks" nameOverride : sdc-cert-initializer aafDeployFqi : deployer@people.osaaf.org aafDeployPass : demo123456! # aafDeployCredsExternalSecret: some secret fqdn : sdc fqi : sdc@sdc.onap.org public_fqdn : sdc.onap.org cadi_longitude : "0.0" cadi_latitude : "0.0" app_ns : org.osaaf.aaf credsPath : /opt/app/osaaf/local aaf_add_config : > /opt/app/aaf_config/bin/agent.sh; /opt/app/aaf_config/bin/agent.sh local showpass .Values.fqi {{ .Values.fqdn }} > {{ .Values.credsPath }}/mycreds.prop; 3) updeat sdc/charts/sdc-be/templates/deployment.yaml just adding the 3 lines at the initcontainer, volume and volumemounts: initcontainers: ... {{ include "common.certInitializer.initContainer" . | nindent 6 }} volumes : {{ include "common.certInitializer.volumes" . | nindent 6 }} volumeMounts : {{ include "common.certInitializer.volumeMount" . | nindent 10 }}   EXPECTED RESULTS make sdc report no error ACTUAL RESULTS chris@chris-oomvm:~/IdeaProjects/oom/kubernetes$ make sdc [sdc] make [1] : Entering directory '/home/chris/IdeaProjects/oom/kubernetes' Hang tight while we grab the latest from your chart repositories... ...Successfully got an update from the "local" chart repository Update Complete. Saving 3 charts Downloading common from repo http://127.0.0.1:8879/charts Downloading certInitializer from repo http://127.0.0.1:8879/charts Downloading cassandra from repo http://127.0.0.1:8879/charts Deleting outdated charts ==> Linting sdc [INFO] Chart.yaml: icon is recommended [ERROR] templates/: render error in "sdc/charts/sdc-be/templates/deployment.yaml": template: sdc/charts/sdc-be/templates/deployment.yaml:78:9: executing "sdc/charts/sdc-be/templates/deployment.yaml" at <include "common.certInitializer.initContainer" .>: error calling include: template: sdc/charts/certInitializer/templates/_certInitializer.yaml:129:7: executing "common.certInitializer.initContainer" at <include "common.certInitializer._initContainer" .>: error calling include: template: sdc/charts/certInitializer/templates/_certInitializer.yaml:44:30: executing "common.certInitializer._initContainer" at <include "common.subChartDot" (dict "dot" $dot "initRoot" $initRoot)>: error calling include: template: sdc/charts/common/templates/_utils.tpl:40:157: executing "common.subChartDot" at <deepCopy $initRoot>: error calling deepCopy: reflect: call of reflect.Value.Type on zero Value Error: 1 chart(s) linted, 1 chart(s) failed make [1] : *** [Makefile:64: lint-sdc] Error 1 make [1] : Leaving directory '/home/chris/IdeaProjects/oom/kubernetes' make: *** [Makefile:43: sdc] Error 2