diff --git a/rosco-manifests/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/rosco/manifests/helm/HelmBakeManifestRequest.java b/rosco-manifests/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/rosco/manifests/helm/HelmBakeManifestRequest.java
index dc3448fd4..41b611ae7 100644
--- a/rosco-manifests/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/rosco/manifests/helm/HelmBakeManifestRequest.java
+++ b/rosco-manifests/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/rosco/manifests/helm/HelmBakeManifestRequest.java
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@
 public class HelmBakeManifestRequest extends BakeManifestRequest {
   String namespace;
   List<Artifact> inputArtifacts;
+  boolean rawOverrides;
 }
diff --git a/rosco-manifests/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/rosco/manifests/helm/HelmTemplateUtils.java b/rosco-manifests/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/rosco/manifests/helm/HelmTemplateUtils.java
index fa6e8c33f..9996c5bce 100644
--- a/rosco-manifests/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/rosco/manifests/helm/HelmTemplateUtils.java
+++ b/rosco-manifests/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/rosco/manifests/helm/HelmTemplateUtils.java
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ public BakeRecipe buildBakeRecipe(BakeManifestEnvironment env, HelmBakeManifestR
       for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : overrides.entrySet()) {
         overrideList.add(entry.getKey() + "=" + entry.getValue().toString());
       }
-      command.add("--set-string");
+      String overrideOption = request.isRawOverrides() ? "--set" : "--set-string";
+      command.add(overrideOption);
       command.add(overrideList.stream().collect(Collectors.joining(",")));
     }