diff --git a/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/worker-configuration.yaml b/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/worker-configuration.yaml
index 6c37b4b..7e6d5a4 100644
--- a/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/worker-configuration.yaml
+++ b/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/worker-configuration.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ data:
     {{- $name := $worker | replace "_" "-" }}
 
   {{ $name }}.worker: |
-    worker_app: "synapse.app.{{ $config.generic | ternary "generic_worker" $worker }}"
+    worker_app: "synapse.app.{{ (not (not $config.generic)) | ternary "generic_worker" $worker }}"
 {{- if $config.name -}}
 {{-   if (ne $config.replicaCount 1) -}}
 {{-     fail "Replica count must be 1 if a worker has a unique name." -}}
diff --git a/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/worker-deployment.yaml b/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/worker-deployment.yaml
index 74cdd37..3ab6385 100644
--- a/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/worker-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/worker-deployment.yaml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ spec:
                     -e "s/@@REDIS_PASSWORD@@/${REDIS_PASSWORD:-}/" \
                        > /synapse/config/conf.d/secrets.yaml
 
-              exec python -B -m synapse.app.{{ $config.generic | ternary "generic_worker" $worker }} \
+              exec python -B -m synapse.app.{{ (not (not $config.generic)) | ternary "generic_worker" $worker }} \
                           -c /synapse/config/homeserver.yaml \
                           -c /synapse/config/conf.d/ \
                           -c /synapse/config/{{ $name }}.worker