diff --git a/templates/_configmap.yaml b/templates/_configmap.yaml
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+{{/* vim: set filetype=mustache: */}}
+
+{{- define "common.configMap.tpl" -}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+{{ include "common.metadata" . }}
+data: {}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- define "common.configMap" -}}
+{{- include "common.utils.flattenCall" (list "common.utils.merge" . "common.configMap.tpl") -}}
+{{- end -}}