diff --git a/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/storage.yaml b/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/storage.yaml
index c6783d548..cf1309012 100644
--- a/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/storage.yaml
+++ b/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/storage.yaml
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ spec:
 
         	containers: [{
         		// +patchKey=name
+        		// +patchStrategy=retainKeys
         		env: envList
         		// +patchKey=name
         		volumeDevices: volumeDevicesList
diff --git a/vela-templates/definitions/internal/trait/storage.cue b/vela-templates/definitions/internal/trait/storage.cue
index 88be2b356..51916fa53 100644
--- a/vela-templates/definitions/internal/trait/storage.cue
+++ b/vela-templates/definitions/internal/trait/storage.cue
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ template: {
 
 		containers: [{
 			// +patchKey=name
+			// +patchStrategy=retainKeys
 			env: envList
 			// +patchKey=name
 			volumeDevices: volumeDevicesList