diff --git a/charts/application/templates/_podTemplate.tpl b/charts/application/templates/_podTemplate.tpl
index c4f831e..8de2c54 100644
--- a/charts/application/templates/_podTemplate.tpl
+++ b/charts/application/templates/_podTemplate.tpl
@@ -121,10 +121,12 @@ spec:
       image: "{{ .image.repository }}:{{ .image.tag }}"
       {{- end }}
       imagePullPolicy: {{ or $s.image.pullPolicy $.Values.sidecarDefaults.image.pullPolicy }}
-      command: {{ if not $s.command }}[]{{ end }}
+      {{ if $s.command }} 
+      command: 
         {{- with (first $s.command ) }}
         - {{ . | quote }}
         {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}  
       args: {{ if not $s.args }}[]{{ end }}
         {{- range $s.args }}
         - {{ . | quote }}
@@ -240,8 +242,9 @@ spec:
       image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"
       {{- end }}
       imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
-      command: {{ if not .Values.container.command }}[]{{ end }}
-        {{- with ( first .Values.container.command ) }}
+      {{ if .Values.container.command }} 
+      command: 
+        {{- with (first .Values.container.command ) }}
         - {{ . | quote }}
         {{- end }}
       args: {{ if not .Values.container.args }}[]{{ end }}