diff --git a/olm/render.py b/olm/render.py
index f243951ba3..a2f1c9850f 100755
--- a/olm/render.py
+++ b/olm/render.py
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
 START_BLOCK = """
 #!jinja | metalk8s_kubernetes
 
-{{%- from "metalk8s/map.jinja" import repo with context %}}
-{{%- from "metalk8s/repo/macro.sls" import build_image_name with context %}}
+{%- from "metalk8s/map.jinja" import repo with context %}
+{%- from "metalk8s/repo/macro.sls" import build_image_name with context %}
 
-{{% raw %}}
+{% raw %}
 """
 
 END_BLOCK = """
-{{% endraw %}}
+{% endraw %}
 """
 
 class DownloadError(Exception):
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def _fix_strings(obj):
         else:
             return obj
     manifest = _fix_strings(manifest)
-    out = START_BLOCK
+    out = START_BLOCK.lstrip()
     stream = io.StringIO()
     yaml.safe_dump_all(
         manifest,
diff --git a/salt/metalk8s/addons/olm/deployed/chart.sls b/salt/metalk8s/addons/olm/deployed/chart.sls
index dc17850e8b..3b8a22c0c2 100644
--- a/salt/metalk8s/addons/olm/deployed/chart.sls
+++ b/salt/metalk8s/addons/olm/deployed/chart.sls
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-
 #!jinja | metalk8s_kubernetes
 
-{{%- from "metalk8s/map.jinja" import repo with context %}}
-{{%- from "metalk8s/repo/macro.sls" import build_image_name with context %}}
+{%- from "metalk8s/map.jinja" import repo with context %}
+{%- from "metalk8s/repo/macro.sls" import build_image_name with context %}
 
-{{% raw %}}
+{% raw %}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Namespace
 metadata:
@@ -1704,4 +1703,4 @@ webhooks:
   sideEffects: None
   timeoutSeconds: 10
 
-{{% endraw %}}
+{% endraw %}