diff --git a/haproxy/templates/NOTES.txt b/haproxy/templates/NOTES.txt
index e46f588..50eb679 100644
--- a/haproxy/templates/NOTES.txt
+++ b/haproxy/templates/NOTES.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 HAProxy has been has been successfully installed. This Chart is used to run HAProxy as a regular application,
 as opposed to HAProxy Ingress Controller Chart.
 
-Controller image deployed is: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ tpl .Values.image.tag . }}".
+Controller image deployed is: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}".
 Your HAProxy app is of a "{{ .Values.kind }}" kind.
 
 Service ports mapped are:
diff --git a/haproxy/templates/daemonset.yaml b/haproxy/templates/daemonset.yaml
index 9c8eac2..a7d6b99 100644
--- a/haproxy/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/haproxy/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ spec:
           {{- if .Values.securityContext.enabled }}
           securityContext: {{- omit .Values.securityContext "enabled" | toYaml  | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
-          image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ tpl .Values.image.tag . }}"
+          image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
           {{- if .Values.args.enabled }}
           args:
diff --git a/haproxy/templates/deployment.yaml b/haproxy/templates/deployment.yaml
index 444e2bb..2c7d445 100644
--- a/haproxy/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/haproxy/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ spec:
           {{- if .Values.securityContext.enabled }}
           securityContext: {{- omit .Values.securityContext "enabled" | toYaml  | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
-          image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ tpl .Values.image.tag . }}"
+          image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
           {{- if .Values.args.enabled }}
           args:
diff --git a/haproxy/values.yaml b/haproxy/values.yaml
index 13adc4a..479155c 100644
--- a/haproxy/values.yaml
+++ b/haproxy/values.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ serviceAccount:
 ## Default values for image
 image:
   repository: haproxytech/haproxy-alpine    # can be changed to use CE or EE images
-  tag: "{{ .Chart.AppVersion }}"
+  # Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion
+  tag: ""
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
 ## Automatically Roll Deployments
diff --git a/kubernetes-ingress/templates/NOTES.txt b/kubernetes-ingress/templates/NOTES.txt
index 0c37a87..2461949 100644
--- a/kubernetes-ingress/templates/NOTES.txt
+++ b/kubernetes-ingress/templates/NOTES.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller has been successfully installed.
 
-Controller image deployed is: "{{ .Values.controller.image.repository }}:{{ tpl .Values.controller.image.tag . }}".
+Controller image deployed is: "{{ .Values.controller.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.controller.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}".
 Your controller is of a "{{ .Values.controller.kind }}" kind. Your controller service is running as a "{{ .Values.controller.service.type }}" type.
 {{- if .Values.rbac.create}}
 RBAC authorization is enabled.
diff --git a/kubernetes-ingress/templates/controller-crdjob.yaml b/kubernetes-ingress/templates/controller-crdjob.yaml
index daf231d..ce3c000 100644
--- a/kubernetes-ingress/templates/controller-crdjob.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-ingress/templates/controller-crdjob.yaml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ spec:
 {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: crd
-          image: "{{ .Values.controller.image.repository }}:{{ tpl .Values.controller.image.tag . }}"
+          image: "{{ .Values.controller.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.controller.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.controller.image.pullPolicy }}
           command:
             - /haproxy-ingress-controller
diff --git a/kubernetes-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml b/kubernetes-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
index 2495248..23a8c7b 100644
--- a/kubernetes-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ spec:
 {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: {{ include "kubernetes-ingress.name" . }}-{{ .Values.controller.name }}
-          image: "{{ .Values.controller.image.repository }}:{{ tpl .Values.controller.image.tag . }}"
+          image: "{{ .Values.controller.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.controller.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.controller.image.pullPolicy }}
           args:
 {{- if .Values.controller.defaultTLSSecret.enabled -}}
diff --git a/kubernetes-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
index 12b7242..7024fdd 100644
--- a/kubernetes-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ spec:
 {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: {{ include "kubernetes-ingress.name" . }}-{{ .Values.controller.name }}
-          image: "{{ .Values.controller.image.repository }}:{{ tpl .Values.controller.image.tag . }}"
+          image: "{{ .Values.controller.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.controller.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.controller.image.pullPolicy }}
           args:
 {{- if .Values.controller.defaultTLSSecret.enabled -}}
diff --git a/kubernetes-ingress/values.yaml b/kubernetes-ingress/values.yaml
index 3cd4ffd..b6b72ad 100644
--- a/kubernetes-ingress/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-ingress/values.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ controller:
   name: controller
   image:
     repository: haproxytech/kubernetes-ingress    # can be changed to use CE or EE Controller images
-    tag: "{{ .Chart.AppVersion }}"
+    # Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion
+    tag: ""
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
   ## Deployment or DaemonSet pod mode