diff --git a/modules/common/util/template_util.go b/modules/common/util/template_util.go
index a641bb89..f1b00b69 100644
--- a/modules/common/util/template_util.go
+++ b/modules/common/util/template_util.go
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ func ExecuteTemplateData(templateData string, data interface{}) (string, error)
 		"add":   add,
 		"lower": lower,
 	}
+	// remove extra newlines
+	templateData = strings.ReplaceAll(templateData, "\n\n\n", "")
 	tmpl, err := template.New("tmp").Option("missingkey=error").Funcs(funcs).Parse(templateData)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err