diff --git a/TEMPLATE/libsaltcli.jinja b/TEMPLATE/libsaltcli.jinja
index c6a5b25c..c4737237 100644
--- a/TEMPLATE/libsaltcli.jinja
+++ b/TEMPLATE/libsaltcli.jinja
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# vim: ft=jinja
+{#- -*- coding: utf-8 -*- #}
+{#- vim: ft=jinja #}
 
 {#- Get the relevant values from the `opts` dict #}
 {%- set opts_cli = opts.get('__cli', '') %}