diff --git a/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/manager_secrets.yaml b/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/manager_secrets.yaml
index acdc6a13..dc3d259c 100644
--- a/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/manager_secrets.yaml
+++ b/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/manager_secrets.yaml
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ metadata:
 type: Opaque
 data:
 {{- if .Values.authSecret.github_app_id }}
-  github_app_id: {{ .Values.authSecret.github_app_id | int | toString | b64enc }}
+  # Keep this as a string as strings integrate better with things like AWS Parameter Store, see PR #882 for an example
+  github_app_id: {{ .Values.authSecret.github_app_id | toString | b64enc }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.authSecret.github_app_installation_id }}
-  github_app_installation_id: {{ .Values.authSecret.github_app_installation_id | int | toString | b64enc }}
+  # Keep this as a string as strings integrate better with things like AWS Parameter Store, see PR #882 for an example
+  github_app_installation_id: {{ .Values.authSecret.github_app_installation_id | toString | b64enc }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.authSecret.github_app_private_key }}
   github_app_private_key: {{ .Values.authSecret.github_app_private_key | toString | b64enc }}
diff --git a/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml b/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml
index 3b8939fa..a0ec7f3b 100644
--- a/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ authSecret:
   create: false
   name: "controller-manager"
   annotations: {}
-  ### GitHub App Configuration
+  ### GitHub Apps Configuration
+  ## NOTE: IDs MUST be strings, use quotes
   #github_app_id: ""
   #github_app_installation_id: ""
   #github_app_private_key: |