diff --git a/resources/templates/minion-multibranch-pipeline-default.vm b/resources/templates/minion-multibranch-pipeline-default.vm
index e55bc1d..1124220 100644
--- a/resources/templates/minion-multibranch-pipeline-default.vm
+++ b/resources/templates/minion-multibranch-pipeline-default.vm
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-#foreach ( $library in $libraries )
-library(identifier: '$library', changelog: false)
-#end
+<%
+libraries.each { library ->
+  println "library(identifier: '$library', changelog: false)"
+}
 
-#set( $runCheckout = $properties.getBool('RUN_STAGE_CHECKOUT') )
-#set( $runBuild = $properties.getBool('RUN_STAGE_BUILD') )
-#set( $runSonar = $properties.getBool('RUN_STAGE_SONAR') && $item.auditable )
-##
+runCheckout = properties.getBool('RUN_STAGE_CHECKOUT')
+runBuild = properties.getBool('RUN_STAGE_BUILD')
+runSonar = properties.getBool('RUN_STAGE_SONAR') && item.auditable
+%>
 Map defaultParams = [
   SLAVE_NODE_LABEL    : '$properties.getString('SLAVE_NODE_LABEL')',
   WORKSPACE           : '$properties.getString('WORKSPACE')',
diff --git a/resources/templates/minion-pipeline-default.vm b/resources/templates/minion-pipeline-default.vm
index 0cef53b..aa778c6 100644
--- a/resources/templates/minion-pipeline-default.vm
+++ b/resources/templates/minion-pipeline-default.vm
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
-#foreach ( $library in $libraries )
-library(identifier: '$library', changelog: false)
-#end
+<%
+libraries.each { library ->
+  println "library(identifier: '$library', changelog: false)"
+}
 
-#set( $runCheckout = $properties.getBool('RUN_STAGE_CHECKOUT') )
-#set( $runBuild = $properties.getBool('RUN_STAGE_BUILD') )
-#set( $runTest = $properties.getBool('RUN_STAGE_TEST') && $item.testable )
-#set( $runArchive = $properties.getBool('RUN_STAGE_ARCHIVE') && $item.archivable )
-##
+runCheckout = properties.getBool('RUN_STAGE_CHECKOUT')
+runBuild = properties.getBool('RUN_STAGE_BUILD')
+runTest = properties.getBool('RUN_STAGE_TEST') && item.testable
+runArchive = properties.getBool('RUN_STAGE_ARCHIVE') && item.archivable
+%>
 Map defaultParams = [
-  SLAVE_NODE_LABEL    : '$properties.getString('SLAVE_NODE_LABEL')',
-  WORKSPACE           : '$properties.getString('WORKSPACE')',
-  BUILD_DATA_ROOT_PATH: '$properties.getString('BUILD_DATA_ROOT_PATH')',
-  BUILD_DATA_FILE     : '$properties.getString('BUILD_DATA_FILE')',
+  SLAVE_NODE_LABEL    : '$properties.SLAVE_NODE_LABEL',
+  WORKSPACE           : '$properties.WORKSPACE',
+  BUILD_DATA_ROOT_PATH: '$properties.BUILD_DATA_ROOT_PATH',
+  BUILD_DATA_FILE     : '$properties.BUILD_DATA_FILE',
 
   RUN_STAGE_CHECKOUT  : $runCheckout,
   RUN_STAGE_BUILD     : $runBuild,
diff --git a/src/org/hitachivantara/ci/jenkins/MinionHandler.groovy b/src/org/hitachivantara/ci/jenkins/MinionHandler.groovy
index b745f72..bc6827e 100644
--- a/src/org/hitachivantara/ci/jenkins/MinionHandler.groovy
+++ b/src/org/hitachivantara/ci/jenkins/MinionHandler.groovy
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import org.hitachivantara.ci.config.BuildData
 import org.hitachivantara.ci.config.ConfigurationException
 import org.hitachivantara.ci.config.ConfigurationMap
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsScript
+import groovy.text.SimpleTemplateEngine
+import groovy.text.TemplateEngine
 
 import java.nio.file.Paths
 
@@ -89,11 +91,11 @@ class MinionHandler {
       String rootFolderPath = getRootFolderPath()
 
       // use the defined template or the default ones
-      Map templateSource
+      String templateSource
       if(buildData.isSet(MINION_PIPELINE_TEMPLATE)){
-        templateSource = [file: buildData.getString(MINION_PIPELINE_TEMPLATE)]
+        templateSource = steps.readFile(file: buildData.getString(MINION_PIPELINE_TEMPLATE), encoding: 'UTF-8')
       } else {
-        templateSource = [text: getDefaultPipelineTemplate()]
+        templateSource = getDefaultPipelineTemplate()
       }
 
       // add all the current build libraries
@@ -101,22 +103,23 @@ class MinionHandler {
 
       workJobItems.each { JobItem item ->
         steps.log.debug "Creating minion job for ${item.jobID}"
-        
-        Map extraProps = [(BUILD_DATA_ROOT_PATH): getBuildDataPath(),
-                          (BUILD_DATA_FILE)     : getBuildDataFilename(item)]
-
-        String script = steps.resolveTemplate(templateSource + [
-          parameters: [
-            libraries  : libraries,
-            properties : buildData.buildProperties + extraProps,
-            item       : item.export()
-          ]
-        ])
+
+        Map parameters = [
+          libraries : libraries,
+          properties: new ConfigurationMap(buildData.buildProperties, [
+            (BUILD_DATA_ROOT_PATH): getBuildDataPath(),
+            (BUILD_DATA_FILE)     : getBuildDataFilename(item),
+          ]),
+          item: item.export()
+        ]
+
+        TemplateEngine engine = new SimpleTemplateEngine()
+        Writable template = engine.createTemplate(templateSource).make(parameters)
 
         Map jobConfig = [
           name: getJobName(item),
           folder: rootFolderPath,
-          script: script
+          script: template.toString()
         ]
 
         if (buildData.getBool(USE_MINION_MULTIBRANCH_JOBS)) {
@@ -135,8 +138,8 @@ class MinionHandler {
               prMerge       : item.prMerge
             ]
           ]
-        } 
-        
+        }
+
         steps.createJob(jobConfig)
       }