diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 9e78b13..a4e0630 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 
 - name: Set docker daemon options
   copy:
-    content: "DOCKER_OPTS=\"{{ docker_opts.rstrip('\n') }}\""
+    content: "DOCKER_OPTS=\"{{ docker_opts.rstrip() }}\""
     dest: /etc/default/docker
     owner: root
     group: root
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
   copy:
     content: |
       [Service]
-      Environment="DOCKER_OPTS={{ docker_opts.rstrip('\n') }}"
+      Environment="DOCKER_OPTS={{ docker_opts.rstrip() }}"
     dest: /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/env.conf
     owner: root
     group: root