diff --git a/fail2ban/templates/jail.local.j2 b/fail2ban/templates/jail.local.j2
index 01b83d46..63d69947 100644
--- a/fail2ban/templates/jail.local.j2
+++ b/fail2ban/templates/jail.local.j2
@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 
 # "ignoreip" can be an IP address, a CIDR mask or a DNS host
-ignoreip = \
-{% for ip in fail2ban_ignoreip %}
-{{ ip }} \
-{% endfor %}
-127.0.0.1/8
+ignoreip = {{ (['127.0.0.1/8'] + fail2ban_ignoreip) | join(' ') }}
 
 bantime  = 600
 maxretry = 3