diff --git a/keepalived/templates/config.jinja b/keepalived/templates/config.jinja
index fa46d41..e02881f 100644
--- a/keepalived/templates/config.jinja
+++ b/keepalived/templates/config.jinja
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@
         {{- '}\n' -}}
     {%- endif -%}
   {%- else -%}
-    {{- '{\n' -}}
+     {%- if recurse > 0 -%}
+      {{- '{\n' -}}
+    {%- endif -%}
     {%- for item in data -%}
       {{- keepalived_config(item) -}}
     {%- endfor -%}
-    {{- '}\n' -}}
+    {%- if recurse > 0 -%}
+        {{- '}\n' -}}
+    {%- endif -%}
   {%- endif -%}
 {%- endmacro -%}
diff --git a/test/test_keepalived_config.py b/test/test_keepalived_config.py
index 1aed30a..30abe51 100755
--- a/test/test_keepalived_config.py
+++ b/test/test_keepalived_config.py
@@ -54,5 +54,10 @@ class TestKeepalivedConfiguration(unittest.TestCase):
         result = 'friends {\nbarney rubble\nbetty rubble\nfred flintstone\nwilma flintstone\n}\n'
         self.renderTest(testdata, result)
 
+    def test_ordered_hashes(self):
+        testdata = [{'fred': 'flintstone'}, {'wilma': 'flintstone'}, {'barney': 'rubble'}, {'betty': 'rubble'}]
+        result = 'fred flintstone\nwilma flintstone\nbarney rubble\nbetty rubble\n'
+        self.renderTest(testdata, result)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()