diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index 7ce195147..de9c2b284 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ contiv_peer_with_uplink_leaf: false
 contiv_global_as: "65002"
 contiv_global_neighbor_as: "500"
 
-ssl_ca_dirs: >-
+ssl_ca_dirs: |-
   [
   {% if ansible_os_family in ['Flatcar Container Linux by Kinvolk'] -%}
   '/usr/share/ca-certificates',