diff --git a/templates/neutron.conf.j2 b/templates/neutron.conf.j2
index a4f0e734..f1b1a384 100644
--- a/templates/neutron.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/neutron.conf.j2
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 
-{% if (neutron_lbaasv2|bool) and ('neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer.plugin.LoadBalancerPluginv2' not in neutron_plugin_base) %}
+{% if (neutron_lbaasv2|bool) and ('neutron_lbaas.services.loadbalancer.plugin.LoadBalancerPluginv2' not in neutron_plugin_base) -%}
   {% if neutron_octavia_proxy_plugin|bool %}
     {% set _ = neutron_plugin_loaded_base.append("lbaasv2-proxy") %}
   {% else %}