diff --git a/templates/etc/haproxy/defaults.cfg.j2 b/templates/etc/haproxy/defaults.cfg.j2
index 8abe4df5..1a9930e0 100644
--- a/templates/etc/haproxy/defaults.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/haproxy/defaults.cfg.j2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if haproxy_defaults_logformat is defined %}
-  log-format {{ haproxy_defaults_logformat }}
+  log-format "{{ haproxy_defaults_logformat }}"
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if haproxy_defaults_mode != false %}
diff --git a/templates/etc/haproxy/frontend.cfg.j2 b/templates/etc/haproxy/frontend.cfg.j2
index c6d51063..c8e53655 100644
--- a/templates/etc/haproxy/frontend.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/haproxy/frontend.cfg.j2
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ frontend {{ frontend.name }}
 {% endfor %}
 
 {% if frontend.logformat is defined %}
-  log-format {{ frontend.logformat }}
+  log-format "{{ frontend.logformat }}"
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if frontend.no_log | default(false) == true %}