diff --git a/manifests/server/proxy_test.pp b/manifests/server/proxy_test.pp
index 613844d..7f0b886 100644
--- a/manifests/server/proxy_test.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/proxy_test.pp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class cd_haproxy::server::proxy_test (
   cd_haproxy::server::proxy { 'testing':
     frontend_name   =>  'test01-frontend',
     frontend_mode   =>  'http',
-    acl_rule        =>  ' acl too_fast fe_sess_rate ge 10',
+    acl_rule        =>  'too_fast fe_sess_rate ge 10',
     backend_name    =>  'test01-backend',
   }
 }
diff --git a/templates/haproxy_acl_rule.erb b/templates/haproxy_acl_rule.erb
index a9860dd..71f4542 100644
--- a/templates/haproxy_acl_rule.erb
+++ b/templates/haproxy_acl_rule.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <% if @acl_rule != '' -%>
-acl <%= @acl_rule %>
+acl           <%= @acl_rule %>
 <% else -%>
 # no acl given %>
 <% end -%>