diff --git a/deployments/helm-chart/templates/controller-leader-election-configmap.yaml b/deployments/helm-chart/templates/controller-leader-election-configmap.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "nginx-ingress.leaderElectionName" . }}
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "nginx-ingress.labels" . | nindent 4 }}