diff --git a/keepalived/templates/config.jinja b/keepalived/templates/config.jinja
index 81f3cd9..95edc30 100644
--- a/keepalived/templates/config.jinja
+++ b/keepalived/templates/config.jinja
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {%- set key = 0 -%}
 {%- set value = 1 -%}
-{%- set carryovers = ['vrrp_script'] -%}
+{%- set carryovers = ['vrrp_instance', 'vrrp_script'] -%}
 {%- macro keepalived_config(data, carryover='', recurse=-1) -%}
   {%- set recurse = recurse + 1 -%}
   {%- if data is none -%}
diff --git a/test/test_keepalived_config.py b/test/test_keepalived_config.py
index 091e2c7..e8a916c 100755
--- a/test/test_keepalived_config.py
+++ b/test/test_keepalived_config.py
@@ -64,5 +64,20 @@ class TestKeepalivedConfiguration(unittest.TestCase):
         result = 'vrrp_script gizmo {\nbarney rubble\nfred flintstone\n}\n'
         self.renderTest(testdata, result)
 
+    def test_carryover_contains_arry(self):
+        testdata = {'vrrp_script': {'gizmo': [{'fred': 'flintstone'}, {'barney': 'rubble'}]}}
+        result = 'vrrp_script gizmo {\nfred flintstone\nbarney rubble\n}\n'
+        self.renderTest(testdata, result)
+
+    def test_carrover_vrrp_instance(self):
+        testdata = {'vrrp_instance': {'gizmo': {'fred': 'flintstone', 'barney': 'rubble'}}}
+        result = 'vrrp_instance gizmo {\nbarney rubble\nfred flintstone\n}\n'
+        self.renderTest(testdata, result)
+
+    def test_carryovers_in_an_array(self):
+        testdata = [{'vrrp_script': {'gizmo': {'running': 'dumdums'}}}, {'vrrp_instance': {'dumdums': {'fred': 'flintstone'}}}]
+        result = 'vrrp_script gizmo {\nrunning dumdums\n}\nvrrp_instance dumdums {\nfred flintstone\n}\n'
+        self.renderTest(testdata, result)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()