diff --git a/templates/_debug.yaml b/templates/_debug.yaml
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+{{- define "common.dd" -}}
+{{- . | mustToPrettyJson | printf "\nThe JSON output of the dumped var is: \n%s" | fail }}
+{{- end -}}