diff --git a/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/spire-bootstrap/reconciler.go b/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/spire-bootstrap/reconciler.go
index ab0935bf..49b907eb 100644
--- a/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/spire-bootstrap/reconciler.go
+++ b/controllers/pkg/reconcilers/spire-bootstrap/reconciler.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package bootstrapsecret
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -209,7 +210,17 @@ func (r *reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Resu
 		log.Error(err, "Error retrieving secret:")
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf("Secret retrieved: %v\n", kubeconfig)
+	var decodedBytes []byte
+
+	if encodedValue, ok := kubeconfig["test"].(string); ok {
+		// Decode the base64 encoded value
+		decodedBytes, err = base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(encodedValue)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("Error decoding base64:", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Secret retrieved: %v\n", decodedBytes)
 
 	return reconcile.Result{}, nil
 }