diff --git a/templates/default/tcp_check.yaml.erb b/templates/default/tcp_check.yaml.erb
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+<%# Sanitize the compiled Mash to standard Array/Hash objects by way of JSON -%>
+<%= JSON.parse(({ 'instances' => @instances }).to_json).to_yaml %>
+
+init_config:
+# Nothing to configure here