diff --git a/manifests/klusterlet/management/klusterlet-agent-deployment.yaml b/manifests/klusterlet/management/klusterlet-agent-deployment.yaml
index 3e8ba1b32..37ce2b4c2 100644
--- a/manifests/klusterlet/management/klusterlet-agent-deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifests/klusterlet/management/klusterlet-agent-deployment.yaml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ spec:
           {{if gt .ClientCertExpirationSeconds 0}}
           - "--client-cert-expiration-seconds={{ .ClientCertExpirationSeconds }}"
           {{end}}
-          {{if ne .ClusterAnnotationsString ""}}
+          {{if .ClusterAnnotationsString}}
           - "--cluster-annotations={{ .ClusterAnnotationsString }}"
           {{end}}
         securityContext:
diff --git a/manifests/klusterlet/management/klusterlet-registration-deployment.yaml b/manifests/klusterlet/management/klusterlet-registration-deployment.yaml
index 23860d115..73abfcb30 100644
--- a/manifests/klusterlet/management/klusterlet-registration-deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifests/klusterlet/management/klusterlet-registration-deployment.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ spec:
           {{if gt .ClientCertExpirationSeconds 0}}
           - "--client-cert-expiration-seconds={{ .ClientCertExpirationSeconds }}"
           {{end}}
-          {{if ne .ClusterAnnotationsString ""}}
+          {{if .ClusterAnnotationsString}}
           - "--cluster-annotations={{ .ClusterAnnotationsString }}"
           {{end}}
         securityContext: