diff --git a/packit/git_utils.py b/packit/git_utils.py
index 2d6a6cdea..f89ee5d8d 100644
--- a/packit/git_utils.py
+++ b/packit/git_utils.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def get_message_from_metadata(metadata: dict, header: Optional[str] = None) -> s
             f"We can save only dictionaries to metadata. Not {metadata}"
         )
 
-    content = yaml.dump(metadata, indent=4) if metadata else ""
+    content = yaml.dump(metadata, indent=4, default_flow_style=False) if metadata else ""
     if not header:
         return content
 
diff --git a/packit/patches.py b/packit/patches.py
index 403934e08..4599452f1 100644
--- a/packit/patches.py
+++ b/packit/patches.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def from_commit(
         if metadata:
             logger.debug(
                 f"Commit {commit.hexsha:.8} metadata:\n"
-                f"{yaml.dump(metadata, indent=4)}"
+                f"{yaml.dump(metadata, indent=4, default_flow_style=False)}"
             )
             metadata_defined = True
         else: