diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3e5a9aa5..acb34cd1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## master / unreleased
 
+* [BUGFIX] Querier: avoid rendering empty `env:` key when no env vars are set
 * [BUGFIX] Ruler: fix sidecar securityContext using main container's condition instead of sidecar's
 
 ## 3.3.4 / 2026-06-23
diff --git a/templates/querier/querier-dep.yaml b/templates/querier/querier-dep.yaml
index 438a5ffd..ee1f7493 100644
--- a/templates/querier/querier-dep.yaml
+++ b/templates/querier/querier-dep.yaml
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ spec:
           {{- if .Values.querier.containerSecurityContext.enabled }}
           securityContext: {{- omit .Values.querier.containerSecurityContext "enabled" | toYaml | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.querier.env }}
           env:
-            {{- if .Values.querier.env }}
-              {{- toYaml .Values.querier.env | nindent 12 }}
-            {{- end }}
+            {{- toYaml .Values.querier.env | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
           {{- with .Values.querier.lifecycle }}
           lifecycle:
             {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}