diff --git a/src/main/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl b/src/main/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 604a5f5280aa5f86b7ce69a9b4351b1c84194565..b47258a81c6e54873a7928527ed8f03ac6f2b556 100644
--- a/src/main/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/src/main/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -1,44 +1,43 @@
 {{/* vim: set filetype=mustache: */}}
 
-{{/* Truncate at 63 chars because some Kubernetes name fields are limited to this (by the DNS naming spec) */}}
-{{/* Name */}}
-{{- define "app.name" -}}
-{{- default .Release.Name | toString | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
+{{/* error check 63 chars because some Kubernetes name fields are limited to this (by the DNS naming spec) */}}
 {{/* Namespace */}}
 {{- define "app.namespace" -}}
-{{- default .Release.Namespace | toString | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
+{{- if gt (len (.Release.Namespace)) 63 -}}
+{{- fail (printf ".Release.Namespace %s ist zu lang (max. 63 Zeichen)" .Release.Namespace) -}}
 {{- end -}}
-
-{{/* Version */}}
-{{- define "app.version" -}}
-{{- default .Chart.Version | toString | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
+{{ printf "%s" .Release.Namespace }}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/* Chart: Name + Version */}}
 {{- define "app.chart" -}}
-{{ printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- if gt (len (printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version)) 63 -}}
+{{- fail (printf ".Chart.Name-.Chart.Version %s-%s ist zu lang (max. 63 Zeichen)" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version) -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{ printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version }}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/* Managed-by -> On Helm, this value is always Helm */}}
 {{- define "app.managedBy" -}}
-{{- default .Release.Service | toString | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
+{{- if gt (len (.Release.Service)) 63 -}}
+{{- fail (printf ".Release.Service %s ist zu lang (max. 63 Zeichen)" .Release.Service) -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{ printf "%s" .Release.Service }}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/* Default Labels: Helm recommended best-practice labels https://helm.sh/docs/chart_best_practices/labels/ */}}
 {{- define "app.defaultLabels" }}
 app.kubernetes.io/instance: alfa
 app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ include "app.managedBy" . }}
-app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "app.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ .Release.Name }}
 app.kubernetes.io/part-of: ozgcloud
-app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ include "app.version" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.Version }}
 app.kubernetes.io/namespace: {{ include "app.namespace" . }}
 helm.sh/chart: {{ include "app.chart" . }}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{- define "app.matchLabels" }}
-app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "app.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ .Release.Name }}
 app.kubernetes.io/namespace: {{ include "app.namespace" . }}
 {{- end -}}
 
diff --git a/src/main/helm/templates/deployment.yaml b/src/main/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
index f3c62e8b65a11462fc2ef24f14ee5b311cf27fdd..5272422eb6c47df52e61a729940d6b7b8dadbefc 100644
--- a/src/main/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/src/main/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
-  name: {{ include "app.name" . }}
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}
   namespace: {{ include "app.namespace" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "app.defaultLabels" . | indent 4 }}
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ spec:
         whenUnsatisfiable: ScheduleAnyway
         labelSelector:
           matchLabels:
-            app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "app.name" . }}
+            app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ .Release.Name }}
       affinity:
         nodeAffinity:
           requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
diff --git a/src/main/helm/templates/ingress.yaml b/src/main/helm/templates/ingress.yaml
index a4b5ccf04cc1ad289393b35dbeba455a6e9cf2df..2ed1f8d3231251c2cd051f21acce6c6c30ba5ca5 100644
--- a/src/main/helm/templates/ingress.yaml
+++ b/src/main/helm/templates/ingress.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ metadata:
     cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: letsencrypt-prod
     {{- end }}
     nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-body-size: 42m
-  name: {{ include "app.name" . }}
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}
   namespace: {{ include "app.namespace" . }}
 spec:
   {{- if and (.Values.ingress).className (ne (.Values).cluster_env "dataport") }}
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ spec:
               service:
                 port:
                   number: 8080
-                name: {{ include "app.name" . }}
+                name: {{ .Release.Name }}
             path: ''
             pathType: ImplementationSpecific
       host: {{ include "app.baseDomain" . }}
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@ spec:
       {{- if (.Values.ingress).tlsSecretName }}
       secretName: {{ (.Values.ingress).tlsSecretName }}
       {{- else if ne (.Values).cluster_env "dataport" }}
-      secretName: {{ .Values.ozgcloud.bezeichner }}-{{ include "app.name" . }}-tls
+      secretName: {{ .Values.ozgcloud.bezeichner }}-{{ .Release.Name }}-tls
       {{- end }}
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diff --git a/src/main/helm/templates/service.yaml b/src/main/helm/templates/service.yaml
index a4e5af637451bc9bec57890ac033cdb94e2d941a..b1dbeff62cad6a001b808144834bf5ace1185d58 100644
--- a/src/main/helm/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/src/main/helm/templates/service.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
-  name: {{ include "app.name" . }}
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}
   namespace: {{ include "app.namespace" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "app.defaultLabels" . | indent 4 }}
diff --git a/src/main/helm/templates/service_monitor.yaml b/src/main/helm/templates/service_monitor.yaml
index 2a5a656bbf5bb18e0aeb56b98c093ee2ab64fec2..6fb8df4dd7836be20a774ba58ba343aa9cfe632d 100644
--- a/src/main/helm/templates/service_monitor.yaml
+++ b/src/main/helm/templates/service_monitor.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
 kind: ServiceMonitor
 metadata:
-  name: {{ include "app.name" . }}
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}
   namespace: {{ include "app.namespace" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "app.defaultLabels" . | indent 4 }}
diff --git a/src/main/helm/templates/tests/test-ingress-connection.yaml b/src/main/helm/templates/tests/test-ingress-connection.yaml
index d97aecdd4f4fee60a8e330cd98f2a077890c05a5..ded8beac5ea5c447458ab73dac698a2ef002fc6a 100644
--- a/src/main/helm/templates/tests/test-ingress-connection.yaml
+++ b/src/main/helm/templates/tests/test-ingress-connection.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Pod
 metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "app.name" . }}-test-ingress"
+  name: "{{ .Release.Name }}-test-ingress"
   labels:
     {{- include "app.matchLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
   annotations:
diff --git a/src/main/helm/templates/tests/test-service-connection.yaml b/src/main/helm/templates/tests/test-service-connection.yaml
index aaa823ef54442491adeb2c88836f92ad53a52404..e6bcae1e9d8e11288106f39c47aa978d0cf2f225 100644
--- a/src/main/helm/templates/tests/test-service-connection.yaml
+++ b/src/main/helm/templates/tests/test-service-connection.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Pod
 metadata:
-  name: "{{ include "app.name" . }}-test-connection"
+  name: "{{ .Release.Name }}-test-connection"
   labels:
     {{- include "app.matchLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
   annotations:
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ spec:
     - name: wget
       image: busybox
       command: ['wget']
-      args: ['{{ include "app.name" . }}:8080']
+      args: ['{{ .Release.Name }}:8080']
   restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/src/test/helm/deployment_63_char_test.yaml b/src/test/helm/deployment_63_char_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d52334f663b47d2c947bc5f8bb33c5285464b643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/helm/deployment_63_char_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2022 Das Land Schleswig-Holstein vertreten durch den
+# Ministerpräsidenten des Landes Schleswig-Holstein
+# Staatskanzlei
+# Abteilung Digitalisierung und zentrales IT-Management der Landesregierung
+#
+# Lizenziert unter der EUPL, Version 1.2 oder - sobald
+# diese von der Europäischen Kommission genehmigt wurden -
+# Folgeversionen der EUPL ("Lizenz");
+# Sie dürfen dieses Werk ausschließlich gemäß
+# dieser Lizenz nutzen.
+# Eine Kopie der Lizenz finden Sie hier:
+#
+# https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/eupl/eupl-text-eupl-12
+#
+# Sofern nicht durch anwendbare Rechtsvorschriften
+# gefordert oder in schriftlicher Form vereinbart, wird
+# die unter der Lizenz verbreitete Software "so wie sie
+# ist", OHNE JEGLICHE GEWÄHRLEISTUNG ODER BEDINGUNGEN -
+# ausdrücklich oder stillschweigend - verbreitet.
+# Die sprachspezifischen Genehmigungen und Beschränkungen
+# unter der Lizenz sind dem Lizenztext zu entnehmen.
+#
+
+suite: test deyploment less than 63 chars
+release:
+  name: alfa
+  namespace: sh-helm-test
+  
+chart:
+  name: alfa
+
+templates:
+  - templates/deployment.yaml
+set:
+  ozgcloud:
+    environment: test
+    bundesland: sh
+    bezeichner: helm
+  sso:
+    serverUrl: https://sso.company.local
+  baseUrl: test.company.local
+
+tests:
+  - it: should fail on .Release.Namespace length longer than 63 characters
+    release:
+      namespace: test1234567890123123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678904567890
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: .Release.Namespace test1234567890123123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678904567890 ist zu lang (max. 63 Zeichen)
+  - it: should not fail on .Release.Namespace length less than 63 characters
+    asserts:
+      - notFailedTemplate: {}
+  - it: should fail on .Chart.Name-.Chart.Version length longer than 63 characters
+    chart:
+      version: 1.0-test1234567890123123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678904567890
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: .Chart.Name-.Chart.Version alfa-1.0-test1234567890123123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678904567890 ist zu lang (max. 63 Zeichen)
+  - it: should not fail on .Chart.Name-.Chart.Version length less than 63 characters
+    asserts:
+      - notFailedTemplate: {}
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