diff --git a/production/helm/loki/CHANGELOG.md b/production/helm/loki/CHANGELOG.md
index 54293fc95598..d6259a7fd60a 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/production/helm/loki/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ Entries should include a reference to the pull request that introduced the chang
 
 [//]: # (<AUTOMATED_UPDATES_LOCATOR> : do not remove this line. This locator is used by the CI pipeline to automatically create a changelog entry for each new Loki release. Add other chart versions and respective changelog entries bellow this line.)
 
+## 5.44.1
+
+- [BUGFIX] Fix `compactorAddress` field: add protocol and port.
+
 ## 5.44.0
 
 - [FEATURE] Modified helm template to use parameters http_listen_port and grpc_listen_port instead of hardcoded values.
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/Chart.yaml b/production/helm/loki/Chart.yaml
index e8eec882ec4f..14a7d07e4559 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/Chart.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: loki
 description: Helm chart for Grafana Loki in simple, scalable mode
 type: application
 appVersion: 2.9.4
-version: 5.44.0
+version: 5.44.1
 home: https://grafana.github.io/helm-charts
 sources:
   - https://github.com/grafana/loki
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/README.md b/production/helm/loki/README.md
index 3bbdb2fdb751..bf3fa5589484 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/README.md
+++ b/production/helm/loki/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # loki
 
-![Version: 5.44.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-5.44.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 2.9.4](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-2.9.4-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 5.44.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-5.44.1-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 2.9.4](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-2.9.4-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 Helm chart for Grafana Loki in simple, scalable mode
 
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/templates/_helpers.tpl b/production/helm/loki/templates/_helpers.tpl
index ccd5f1725178..1e858fba62a0 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/production/helm/loki/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ enableServiceLinks: false
 {{/* single binary */}}
 {{- $compactorAddress = include "loki.singleBinaryFullname" . -}}
 {{- end -}}
-{{- printf "%s" $compactorAddress }}
+{{- printf "http://%s:3100" $compactorAddress }}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{/* Determine query-scheduler address */}}