diff --git a/environment-provisioner/workflow-template.yaml b/environment-provisioner/workflow-template.yaml
index cfac1fc..5df7ac4 100644
--- a/environment-provisioner/workflow-template.yaml
+++ b/environment-provisioner/workflow-template.yaml
@@ -438,25 +438,47 @@ spec:
               # Insert inline values block after valueFiles if user provided edited content
               if [ "$INCLUDE_INLINE_VALUES" = "yes" ]; then
                 echo "  Inserting edited values into Application manifest..."
-                # Write the values block to a temp file (preserves newlines properly)
-                VALUES_TMP="/tmp/values_block_$$.txt"
-                {
-                  echo "              values: |"
-                  echo "$EDITED_CONTENT" | sed 's/^/                /'
-                } > "$VALUES_TMP"
-                # Use awk with getline to read from temp file (preserves multi-line content)
-                awk '
-                  /valueFiles:/ {
-                    print
-                    getline
-                    print
-                    while ((getline line < "'"$VALUES_TMP"'") > 0) print line
-                    next
-                  }
-                  { print }
-                ' "manifests/$APP_NAME-application.yaml" > "manifests/$APP_NAME-application.yaml.tmp"
-                mv "manifests/$APP_NAME-application.yaml.tmp" "manifests/$APP_NAME-application.yaml"
-                rm -f "$VALUES_TMP"
+
+                # Debug: show what we're inserting
+                echo "  DEBUG: EDITED_CONTENT length: ${#EDITED_CONTENT}"
+                echo "  DEBUG: EDITED_CONTENT first 200 chars:"
+                echo "$EDITED_CONTENT" | head -c 200
+                echo ""
+
+                # Only insert if we have actual content
+                if [ -n "$EDITED_CONTENT" ]; then
+                  # Write the values block to a temp file (preserves newlines properly)
+                  VALUES_TMP="/tmp/values_block_$$.txt"
+                  {
+                    echo "              values: |"
+                    echo "$EDITED_CONTENT" | sed 's/^/                /'
+                  } > "$VALUES_TMP"
+
+                  # Debug: show temp file content
+                  echo "  DEBUG: Temp file content:"
+                  cat "$VALUES_TMP"
+                  echo "  DEBUG: End of temp file"
+
+                  # Use awk with getline to read from temp file (preserves multi-line content)
+                  awk '
+                    /valueFiles:/ {
+                      print
+                      getline
+                      print
+                      while ((getline line < "'"$VALUES_TMP"'") > 0) print line
+                      next
+                    }
+                    { print }
+                  ' "manifests/$APP_NAME-application.yaml" > "manifests/$APP_NAME-application.yaml.tmp"
+                  mv "manifests/$APP_NAME-application.yaml.tmp" "manifests/$APP_NAME-application.yaml"
+                  rm -f "$VALUES_TMP"
+
+                  # Debug: show generated manifest
+                  echo "  DEBUG: Generated manifest helm section:"
+                  grep -A 30 "helm:" "manifests/$APP_NAME-application.yaml" || true
+                else
+                  echo "  WARNING: EDITED_CONTENT is empty, skipping inline values insertion"
+                fi
               fi
 
               echo "  HTTPRoute URL: https://$HTTPROUTE_HOST"