diff --git a/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/apps/system-upgrade/kustomization.yaml.j2 b/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/apps/system-upgrade/kustomization.yaml.j2
index 3ca4ad87..07efa24a 100644
--- a/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/apps/system-upgrade/kustomization.yaml.j2
+++ b/bootstrap/templates/kubernetes/apps/system-upgrade/kustomization.yaml.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#jinja2: trim_blocks: True, lstrip_blocks: True
 ---
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization