diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/helm/qbittorrent/templates/config-map.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/helm/qbittorrent/templates/config-map.yaml
index 9010e6bfe..ecc32c64c 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/helm/qbittorrent/templates/config-map.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/helm/qbittorrent/templates/config-map.yaml
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ metadata:
 data:
   update.sh: |
     API_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:8080/api/v2";
+    MAX_RETRIES=5
     SUCCESS=false
 
-    for i in {1..5}; do
+    for i in $(seq 1 "$MAX_RETRIES"); do
         if apk update --short &> /dev/null; then
             echo ">> Attempt $i: Repositories are reachable"
             SUCCESS=true
diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/helm/vault/templates/config-map.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/helm/vault/templates/config-map.yaml
index 55dd2f421..8059b09f8 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/helm/vault/templates/config-map.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/helm/vault/templates/config-map.yaml
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: {{ .Release.Name }}
 data:
   snapshot.sh: |
+    MAX_RETRIES=5
     SUCCESS=false
 
-    for i in {1..5}; do
+    for i in $(seq 1 "$MAX_RETRIES"); do
         if apk update --short &> /dev/null; then
             echo ">> Attempt $i: Repositories are reachable";
             SUCCESS=true;