diff --git a/apps/message-hub/uralkal/message-hub.yaml b/apps/message-hub/uralkal/message-hub.yaml
index 8087a85..06b7280 100644
--- a/apps/message-hub/uralkal/message-hub.yaml
+++ b/apps/message-hub/uralkal/message-hub.yaml
@@ -106,5 +106,5 @@ spec:
               {{- with secret "secrets/data/kafka/apps/pm" -}}
               KAFKA_USERNAME={{ index .Data.data "username" }}
               KAFKA_PASSWORD={{ index .Data.data "password" }}
-              KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM={{ index .Data.data.auth "sasl_mechanism" }}
+              KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM={{ if .Data.data.auth }}{{ index .Data.data.auth "sasl_mechanism" }}{{ else }}{{ index .Data.data "sasl_mechanism" }}{{ end }}
               {{- end -}}
diff --git a/apps/pm/uralkal/backend.yaml b/apps/pm/uralkal/backend.yaml
index 22c108f..837dd42 100644
--- a/apps/pm/uralkal/backend.yaml
+++ b/apps/pm/uralkal/backend.yaml
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ spec:
             vault.hashicorp.com/agent-inject-secret-pm-kafka: secrets/data/kafka/apps/pm
             vault.hashicorp.com/agent-inject-template-pm-kafka: |-
               {{- with secret "secrets/data/kafka/apps/pm" -}}
-              KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM={{ index .Data.data.auth "sasl_mechanism" }}
+              KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM={{ if .Data.data.auth }}{{ index .Data.data.auth "sasl_mechanism" }}{{ else }}{{ index .Data.data "sasl_mechanism" }}{{ end }}
               KAFKA_SASL_PLAIN_USERNAME={{ index .Data.data "username" }}
               KAFKA_SASL_PLAIN_PASSWORD={{ index .Data.data "password" }}
               {{- end -}}
diff --git a/apps/pm/uralkal/celery.yaml b/apps/pm/uralkal/celery.yaml
index 17df2cf..9e35c66 100644
--- a/apps/pm/uralkal/celery.yaml
+++ b/apps/pm/uralkal/celery.yaml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ spec:
             vault.hashicorp.com/agent-inject-secret-pm-kafka: secrets/data/kafka/apps/pm
             vault.hashicorp.com/agent-inject-template-pm-kafka: |-
               {{- with secret "secrets/data/kafka/apps/pm" -}}
-              KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM={{ index .Data.data.auth "sasl_mechanism" }}
+              KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM={{ if .Data.data.auth }}{{ index .Data.data.auth "sasl_mechanism" }}{{ else }}{{ index .Data.data "sasl_mechanism" }}{{ end }}
               KAFKA_SASL_PLAIN_USERNAME={{ index .Data.data "username" }}
               KAFKA_SASL_PLAIN_PASSWORD={{ index .Data.data "password" }}
               {{- end -}}