diff --git a/states/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2 b/states/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
index 3d5454f..b6803d1 100644
--- a/states/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
+++ b/states/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ cache static
 frontend fe_http from {{ haproxy.config.namespace }}
   bind *:{{ haproxy.config.http_port }},:::{{ haproxy.config.http_port }} v4v6 name http
   mode http
-  unique-id-format "%{+X}o\\ %ci:%cp_%fi:%fp_%Ts_%rt:%pid"
+  unique-id-format "%{+X}o %ci:%cp_%fi:%fp_%Ts_%rt:%pid"
 {% for name, service in haproxy.config.spoe.items() %}
   filter spoe engine {{ name }} config {{ haproxy.config.dir }}/spoe.cfg
 {%- endfor %}
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ frontend fe_https from {{ haproxy.config.namespace }}
   mode http
   option httplog
   option http-buffer-request
-  unique-id-format "%{+X}o\\ %ci:%cp_%fi:%fp_%Ts_%rt:%pid"
+  unique-id-format "%{+X}o %ci:%cp_%fi:%fp_%Ts_%rt:%pid"
 {% for name, service in haproxy.config.spoe.items() %}
   filter spoe engine {{ name }} config {{ haproxy.config.dir }}/spoe.cfg
 {%- endfor %}