diff --git a/octavia/amphorae/backends/agent/api_server/templates/keepalived_check_script.conf.j2 b/octavia/amphorae/backends/agent/api_server/templates/keepalived_check_script.conf.j2
index bb1eceb515..e2c85c48af 100644
--- a/octavia/amphorae/backends/agent/api_server/templates/keepalived_check_script.conf.j2
+++ b/octavia/amphorae/backends/agent/api_server/templates/keepalived_check_script.conf.j2
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 #
-#}
+-#}
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Don't try to run the directory when it is empty