diff --git a/stdlib/kubernetes/kubernetes.cue b/stdlib/kubernetes/kubernetes.cue
index c8c9f722..4cac9ac0 100644
--- a/stdlib/kubernetes/kubernetes.cue
+++ b/stdlib/kubernetes/kubernetes.cue
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ import (
 		if sourceInline != _|_ {
 			op.#WriteFile & {
 				dest:    "/source"
-				content: source
+				content: sourceInline
 			}
 		},
 		op.#Exec & {