diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ef8c7cc..d8f45db 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Extra lines to be inserted in the top of `nginx.conf`. The value should be defin
 
 See the template in `templates/nginx.conf.j2` for more details on the placement.
 
-    nginx_log_format: |
+    nginx_log_format: |-
       '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" '
       '$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
       '"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for"'
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 1a14c16..cbce58a 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ nginx_upstreams: []
 #     "srv3.example.com"
 #   }
 
-nginx_log_format: |
+nginx_log_format: |-
   '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" '
   '$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
   '"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for"'