diff --git a/salt/files/master b/salt/files/master
index de4ea89..f295e8e 100644
--- a/salt/files/master
+++ b/salt/files/master
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ log_datefmt_logfile: '{{ salt.get('log_datefmt_logfile', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') }}
 # The format of the console logging messages. Allowed formatting options can
 # be seen here: http://docs.python.org/library/logging.html#logrecord-attributes
 #log_fmt_console: '[%(levelname)-8s] %(message)s'
-log_fmt_logfile: {{ salt.get('log_fmt_logfile', '%(asctime)s,%(msecs)03.0f [%(name)-17s][%(levelname)-8s] %(message)s')}}
+log_fmt_logfile: '{{ salt.get('log_fmt_logfile', '%(asctime)s,%(msecs)03.0f [%(name)-17s][%(levelname)-8s] %(message)s')}}'
 
 # This can be used to control logging levels more specificically.  This
 # example sets the main salt library at the 'warning' level, but sets