diff --git a/templates/config.yaml.j2 b/templates/config.yaml.j2
index 068bf32..9cd692b 100644
--- a/templates/config.yaml.j2
+++ b/templates/config.yaml.j2
@@ -177,6 +177,6 @@ consistency:
 # prevent potential shell injection or privilege escalation.
 hooks:
 {% for hook in borgmatic_hooks %}
-    {{ hook }}:
-        {{ borgmatic_hooks[hook] | to_nice_yaml(indent=2) | trim | indent(8) }}
+{{ hook }}:
+{{ borgmatic_hooks[hook] | to_nice_yaml(indent=4) | indent(4, first=true) }}
 {% endfor %}