diff --git a/pkg/specs/secrets.go b/pkg/specs/secrets.go
index 584fb065..0c236fb1 100644
--- a/pkg/specs/secrets.go
+++ b/pkg/specs/secrets.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/k8sutil"
+	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/logger"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 )
@@ -38,13 +39,14 @@ func LoadFromSecretMatchingLabel(client kubernetes.Interface, labelSelector stri
 
 	secrets, err := client.CoreV1().Secrets(namespace).List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: labelSelector})
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get secret")
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to search for secrets containing support bundles in the cluster")
 	}
 
 	for _, secret := range secrets.Items {
-		spec, ok := secret.StringData[key]
+		spec, ok := secret.Data[key]
 		if !ok {
-			return nil, errors.Errorf("support bundle spec not found in secret with matching label %s", secret.Name)
+			logger.Printf("expected key of %s not found in secret %s, skipping\n", key, secret.Name)
+			continue
 		}
 		secretsMatchingKey = append(secretsMatchingKey, string(spec))
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/specs/secrets_test.go b/pkg/specs/secrets_test.go
index 03bdb31a..00b97a08 100644
--- a/pkg/specs/secrets_test.go
+++ b/pkg/specs/secrets_test.go
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ func Test_LoadFromSecretMatchingLabel(t *testing.T) {
 							"troubleshoot.io/kind": "supportbundle-spec",
 						},
 					},
-					StringData: map[string]string{
-						"support-bundle-spec": `apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
+					Data: map[string][]byte{
+						"support-bundle-spec": []byte(`apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
 kind: SupportBundle
 metadata:
   name: test
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ spec:
 		  - name: run-ping
 			image: busybox:1
 			command: ["ping"]
-			args: ["-w", "5", "www.google.com"]`,
+			args: ["-w", "5", "www.google.com"]`),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ spec:
 						Name:      "secret",
 						Namespace: "default",
 					},
-					StringData: map[string]string{
-						"support-bundle-spec": `apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
+					Data: map[string][]byte{
+						"support-bundle-spec": []byte(`apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
 kind: SupportBundle
 metadata:
   name: test
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ spec:
   - data:
       name: static/data.txt
       data: |
-	    static data`,
+	    static data`),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ spec:
 						Name:      "secret",
 						Namespace: "default",
 					},
-					StringData: map[string]string{
-						"support-bundle-specc": `apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
+					Data: map[string][]byte{
+						"support-bundle-specc": []byte(`apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
 kind: SupportBundle
 metadata:
   name: test
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ spec:
   - data:
       name: static/data.txt
       data: |
-	    static data`,
+	    static data`),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -130,14 +130,14 @@ spec:
 							"troubleshoot.io/kind": "supportbundle-spec",
 						},
 					},
-					StringData: map[string]string{
-						"support-bundle-spec": `apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
+					Data: map[string][]byte{
+						"support-bundle-spec": []byte(`apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
 kind: SupportBundle
 metadata:
   name: cluster-info
 spec:
   collectors:
-  - clusterInfo: {}`,
+  - clusterInfo: {}`),
 					},
 				},
 				{
@@ -148,14 +148,14 @@ spec:
 							"troubleshoot.io/kind": "supportbundle-spec",
 						},
 					},
-					StringData: map[string]string{
-						"support-bundle-spec": `apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
+					Data: map[string][]byte{
+						"support-bundle-spec": []byte(`apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
 kind: SupportBundle
 metadata:
   name: cluster-resources
 spec:
   collectors:
-  - clusterResources: {}`,
+  - clusterResources: {}`),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -187,14 +187,14 @@ spec:
 							"troubleshoot.io/kind": "supportbundle-spec",
 						},
 					},
-					StringData: map[string]string{
-						"support-bundle-spec": `apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
+					Data: map[string][]byte{
+						"support-bundle-spec": []byte(`apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
 kind: SupportBundle
 metadata:
   name: cluster-info
 spec:
   collectors:
-  - clusterInfo: {}`,
+  - clusterInfo: {}`),
 					},
 				},
 				{
@@ -205,14 +205,14 @@ spec:
 							"troubleshoot.io/kind": "supportbundle-spec",
 						},
 					},
-					StringData: map[string]string{
-						"support-bundle-spec": `apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
+					Data: map[string][]byte{
+						"support-bundle-spec": []byte(`apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
 kind: SupportBundle
 metadata:
   name: cluster-resources
 spec:
   collectors:
-  - clusterResources: {}`,
+  - clusterResources: {}`),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -244,14 +244,14 @@ spec:
 							"troubleshoot.io/kind": "supportbundle-spec-wrong",
 						},
 					},
-					StringData: map[string]string{
-						"support-bundle-spec-wrong": `apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
+					Data: map[string][]byte{
+						"support-bundle-spec-wrong": []byte(`apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
 kind: SupportBundle
 metadata:
   name: cluster-info
 spec:
   collectors:
-  - clusterInfo: {}`,
+  - clusterInfo: {}`),
 					},
 				},
 				{
@@ -262,14 +262,14 @@ spec:
 							"troubleshoot.io/kind": "supportbundle-spec",
 						},
 					},
-					StringData: map[string]string{
-						"support-bundle-spec": `apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
+					Data: map[string][]byte{
+						"support-bundle-spec": []byte(`apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
 kind: SupportBundle
 metadata:
   name: cluster-resources
 spec:
   collectors:
-  - clusterResources: {}`,
+  - clusterResources: {}`),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ func TestUserProvidedNamespace_LoadFromSecretMatchingLabel(t *testing.T) {
 							"troubleshoot.io/kind": "supportbundle-spec",
 						},
 					},
-					StringData: map[string]string{
-						"support-bundle-spec": `apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
+					Data: map[string][]byte{
+						"support-bundle-spec": []byte(`apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
 kind: SupportBundle
 metadata:
   name: test
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ spec:
   - data:
       name: static/data.txt
       data: |
-	    static data`,
+	    static data`),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -363,8 +363,8 @@ spec:
 							"troubleshoot.io/kind": "supportbundle-spec",
 						},
 					},
-					StringData: map[string]string{
-						"support-bundle-spec": `apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
+					Data: map[string][]byte{
+						"support-bundle-spec": []byte(`apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
 kind: SupportBundle
 metadata:
   name: test
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ spec:
   - data:
       name: static/data.txt
       data: |
-	    static data`,
+	    static data`),
 					},
 				},
 			},