diff --git a/jobs/services/api.hcl b/jobs/services/api.hcl
index cd1b6d6..1015b48 100644
--- a/jobs/services/api.hcl
+++ b/jobs/services/api.hcl
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ EOH
 
     template {
         destination = "local/ldap.secret"
-        data = "{{ key \"api/ldap/secret\" }}"
+        data = "{{ key \"api/ldap/secret\" }}" # this is necessary as the secret has no EOF
       }
 
       resources {