diff --git a/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.conf b/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.conf
index 04b225c..aacb7a5 100644
--- a/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.conf
+++ b/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.conf
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 # Use traditional timestamp format.
 # To enable high precision timestamps, comment out the following line.
 #
-$ActionFileDefaultTemplate {% if client.format is defined %}{{ client.format.name }},{{ client.format.template }}
+{% if client.format is defined %}
+$ActionFileDefaultTemplate {{ client.format.name }},{{ client.format.template }}
 {% else %}
 ActionFileDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat
 {% endif %}