diff --git a/bitnami/mariadb/Chart.yaml b/bitnami/mariadb/Chart.yaml
index e470de85dd..06e8f5c398 100644
--- a/bitnami/mariadb/Chart.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/mariadb/Chart.yaml
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ sources:
   - https://github.com/bitnami/containers/tree/main/bitnami/mariadb
   - https://github.com/prometheus/mysqld_exporter
   - https://mariadb.org
-version: 11.4.3
+version: 11.4.4
diff --git a/bitnami/mariadb/templates/_helpers.tpl b/bitnami/mariadb/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 5a67bd506d..49cb4a4757 100644
--- a/bitnami/mariadb/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/bitnami/mariadb/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Get the initialization scripts ConfigMap name.
 */}}
 {{- define "mariadb.initdbScriptsCM" -}}
 {{- if .Values.initdbScriptsConfigMap -}}
-{{- printf "%s" .Values.initdbScriptsConfigMap -}}
+{{- printf "%s" (tpl .Values.initdbScriptsConfigMap $) -}}
 {{- else -}}
 {{- printf "%s-init-scripts" (include "mariadb.primary.fullname" .) -}}
 {{- end -}}
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Return the secret with MariaDB credentials
 */}}
 {{- define "mariadb.secretName" -}}
     {{- if .Values.auth.existingSecret -}}
-        {{- printf "%s" .Values.auth.existingSecret -}}
+        {{- printf "%s" (tpl .Values.auth.existingSecret $) -}}
     {{- else -}}
         {{- printf "%s" (include "common.names.fullname" .) -}}
     {{- end -}}