diff --git a/templates/client.conf.erb b/templates/client.conf.erb
index dc19dd96e6f2208bdd895a9d26ea3f41524be356..c2a8461733ed1f6ce56be5f50dd5b123ed88907d 100644
--- a/templates/client.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/client.conf.erb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ client <%= @shortname %> {
 		max_connections = <%= @max_connections %>
 		<%- end -%>
 		<%- if defined?(@lifetime) -%>
-		lifetime = <%= @lifetime -%>
+		lifetime = <%= @lifetime %>
 		<%- end -%>
 		<%- if defined?(@idle_timeout) -%>
 		idle_timeout = <%= @idle_timeout %>