diff --git a/salt/kafka/etc/client.properties.jinja b/salt/kafka/etc/client.properties.jinja
index 9f01904e4..1353ac491 100644
--- a/salt/kafka/etc/client.properties.jinja
+++ b/salt/kafka/etc/client.properties.jinja
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-{%- from 'kafka/config.map.jinja' import KAFKACONFIG %}
-{{ KAFKACONFIG.client }}
+{% from 'kafka/config.map.jinja' import KAFKACONFIG -%}
+{{ KAFKACONFIG.client | yaml(False) }}
diff --git a/salt/kafka/etc/server.properties.jinja b/salt/kafka/etc/server.properties.jinja
index a18262ac2..b02730faa 100644
--- a/salt/kafka/etc/server.properties.jinja
+++ b/salt/kafka/etc/server.properties.jinja
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-{%- from 'kafka/config.map.jinja' import KAFKACONFIG %}
-{{ KAFKACONFIG.server }}
+{% from 'kafka/config.map.jinja' import KAFKACONFIG -%}
+{{ KAFKACONFIG.server | yaml(False) }}