diff --git a/autogen/gentemplates/gen.go b/autogen/gentemplates/gen.go
index 5390fbe2d..d07d4440d 100644
--- a/autogen/gentemplates/gen.go
+++ b/autogen/gentemplates/gen.go
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ var _templatesConsul_catalogTmpl = []byte(`[backends]
         [frontends."frontend-{{ $service.ServiceName }}".auth.forward.tls]
           ca = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CA }}"
           caOptional = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CAOptional }}
-          cert = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"
-          key = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"
+          cert = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"""
+          key = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"""
           insecureSkipVerify = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify }}
         {{end}}
       {{end}}
@@ -673,8 +673,8 @@ var _templatesDockerTmpl = []byte(`{{$backendServers := .Servers}}
         [frontends."frontend-{{ $frontendName }}".auth.forward.tls]
           ca = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CA }}"
           caOptional = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CAOptional }}
-          cert = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"
-          key = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"
+          cert = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"""
+          key = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"""
           insecureSkipVerify = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify }}
         {{end}}
       {{end}}
@@ -973,8 +973,8 @@ var _templatesEcsTmpl = []byte(`[backends]
         [frontends."frontend-{{ $serviceName }}".auth.forward.tls]
           ca = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CA }}"
           caOptional = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CAOptional }}
-          cert = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"
-          key = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"
+          cert = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"""
+          key = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"""
           insecureSkipVerify = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify }}
         {{end}}
       {{end}}
@@ -1246,8 +1246,8 @@ var _templatesKubernetesTmpl = []byte(`[backends]
           trustForwardHeader = {{ $frontend.Auth.Forward.TrustForwardHeader }}
           {{if $frontend.Auth.Forward.TLS }}
           [frontends."{{ $frontendName }}".auth.forward.tls]
-            cert = "{{ $frontend.Auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"
-            key = "{{ $frontend.Auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"
+            cert = """{{ $frontend.Auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"""
+            key = """{{ $frontend.Auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"""
             insecureSkipVerify = {{ $frontend.Auth.Forward.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify }}
           {{end}}
       {{end}}
@@ -1466,8 +1466,8 @@ var _templatesKvTmpl = []byte(`[backends]
         [frontends."{{ $frontendName }}".auth.forward.tls]
           ca = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CA }}"
           caOptional = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CAOptional }}
-          cert = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"
-          key = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"
+          cert = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"""
+          key = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"""
           insecureSkipVerify = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify }}
         {{end}}
       {{end}}
@@ -1808,8 +1808,8 @@ var _templatesMarathonTmpl = []byte(`{{ $apps := .Applications }}
         [frontends."{{ $frontendName }}".auth.forward.tls]
           ca = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CA }}"
           caOptional = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CAOptional }}
-          cert = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"
-          key = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"
+          cert = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"""
+          key = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"""
           insecureSkipVerify = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify }}
         {{end}}
       {{end}}
@@ -2094,8 +2094,8 @@ var _templatesMesosTmpl = []byte(`[backends]
         [frontends."frontend-{{ $frontendName }}".auth.forward.tls]
           ca = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CA }}"
           caOptional = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CAOptional }}
-          cert = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"
-          key = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"
+          cert = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"""
+          key = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"""
           insecureSkipVerify = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify }}
         {{end}}
       {{end}}
@@ -2433,8 +2433,8 @@ var _templatesRancherTmpl = []byte(`{{ $backendServers := .Backends }}
         [frontends."frontend-{{ $frontendName }}".auth.forward.tls]
           ca = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CA }}"
           caOptional = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CAOptional }}
-          cert = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"
-          key = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"
+          cert = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"""
+          key = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"""
           insecureSkipVerify = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify }}
         {{end}}
       {{end}}
diff --git a/templates/consul_catalog.tmpl b/templates/consul_catalog.tmpl
index c7105d55e..a7ee338ae 100644
--- a/templates/consul_catalog.tmpl
+++ b/templates/consul_catalog.tmpl
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
         [frontends."frontend-{{ $service.ServiceName }}".auth.forward.tls]
           ca = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CA }}"
           caOptional = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CAOptional }}
-          cert = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"
-          key = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"
+          cert = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"""
+          key = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"""
           insecureSkipVerify = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify }}
         {{end}}
       {{end}}
diff --git a/templates/docker.tmpl b/templates/docker.tmpl
index ae01d9efe..c200551c5 100644
--- a/templates/docker.tmpl
+++ b/templates/docker.tmpl
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
         [frontends."frontend-{{ $frontendName }}".auth.forward.tls]
           ca = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CA }}"
           caOptional = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CAOptional }}
-          cert = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"
-          key = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"
+          cert = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"""
+          key = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"""
           insecureSkipVerify = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify }}
         {{end}}
       {{end}}
diff --git a/templates/ecs.tmpl b/templates/ecs.tmpl
index f230b120e..7801a2ff1 100644
--- a/templates/ecs.tmpl
+++ b/templates/ecs.tmpl
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
         [frontends."frontend-{{ $serviceName }}".auth.forward.tls]
           ca = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CA }}"
           caOptional = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CAOptional }}
-          cert = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"
-          key = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"
+          cert = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"""
+          key = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"""
           insecureSkipVerify = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify }}
         {{end}}
       {{end}}
diff --git a/templates/kubernetes.tmpl b/templates/kubernetes.tmpl
index 51c03a748..57e5e6344 100644
--- a/templates/kubernetes.tmpl
+++ b/templates/kubernetes.tmpl
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@
           trustForwardHeader = {{ $frontend.Auth.Forward.TrustForwardHeader }}
           {{if $frontend.Auth.Forward.TLS }}
           [frontends."{{ $frontendName }}".auth.forward.tls]
-            cert = "{{ $frontend.Auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"
-            key = "{{ $frontend.Auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"
+            cert = """{{ $frontend.Auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"""
+            key = """{{ $frontend.Auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"""
             insecureSkipVerify = {{ $frontend.Auth.Forward.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify }}
           {{end}}
       {{end}}
diff --git a/templates/kv.tmpl b/templates/kv.tmpl
index 03a5dd6e1..afeebdabc 100644
--- a/templates/kv.tmpl
+++ b/templates/kv.tmpl
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
         [frontends."{{ $frontendName }}".auth.forward.tls]
           ca = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CA }}"
           caOptional = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CAOptional }}
-          cert = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"
-          key = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"
+          cert = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"""
+          key = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"""
           insecureSkipVerify = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify }}
         {{end}}
       {{end}}
diff --git a/templates/marathon.tmpl b/templates/marathon.tmpl
index 6b42630cb..01b1b09ad 100644
--- a/templates/marathon.tmpl
+++ b/templates/marathon.tmpl
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@
         [frontends."{{ $frontendName }}".auth.forward.tls]
           ca = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CA }}"
           caOptional = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CAOptional }}
-          cert = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"
-          key = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"
+          cert = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"""
+          key = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"""
           insecureSkipVerify = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify }}
         {{end}}
       {{end}}
diff --git a/templates/mesos.tmpl b/templates/mesos.tmpl
index 6337cee30..1927e694d 100644
--- a/templates/mesos.tmpl
+++ b/templates/mesos.tmpl
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@
         [frontends."frontend-{{ $frontendName }}".auth.forward.tls]
           ca = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CA }}"
           caOptional = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CAOptional }}
-          cert = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"
-          key = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"
+          cert = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"""
+          key = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"""
           insecureSkipVerify = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify }}
         {{end}}
       {{end}}
diff --git a/templates/rancher.tmpl b/templates/rancher.tmpl
index 0b4d38ecb..96500c41b 100644
--- a/templates/rancher.tmpl
+++ b/templates/rancher.tmpl
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
         [frontends."frontend-{{ $frontendName }}".auth.forward.tls]
           ca = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CA }}"
           caOptional = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.CAOptional }}
-          cert = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"
-          key = "{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"
+          cert = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Cert }}"""
+          key = """{{ $auth.Forward.TLS.Key }}"""
           insecureSkipVerify = {{ $auth.Forward.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify }}
         {{end}}
       {{end}}