diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
index c6196fef0..190a9f518 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/Dockerfile
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ ARG BUILD_ENVIRONMENT=local
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   # dependencies for building Python packages
   build-essential \
-  {% if cookiecutter.database_engine == "postgresql" %}
+  {%- if cookiecutter.database_engine == "postgresql" %}
   # psycopg2 dependencies
   libpq-dev
-  {% elif cookiecutter.database_engine == "mysql" %}
+  {%- elif cookiecutter.database_engine == "mysql" %}
   # mysql dependency
   default-libmysqlclient-dev
-  {% endif %}
+  {%- endif %}
 
 # Requirements are installed here to ensure they will be cached.
 COPY ./requirements .
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ WORKDIR ${APP_HOME}
 
 # Install required system dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
-  {% if cookiecutter.database_engine == "postgresql" %}
+  {%- if cookiecutter.database_engine == "postgresql" %}
   # psycopg2 dependencies
   libpq-dev \
-  {% elif cookiecutter.database_engine == "mysql" %}
+  {%- elif cookiecutter.database_engine == "mysql" %}
   # mysql dependency
   default-libmysqlclient-dev \
-  {% endif %}
+  {%- endif %}
   # Translations dependencies
   gettext \
   # cleaning up unused files
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
index f3b2ac66b..84464a725 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ ARG BUILD_ENVIRONMENT=production
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   # dependencies for building Python packages
   build-essential \
-  {% if cookiecutter.database_engine == "postgresql" %}
+  {%- if cookiecutter.database_engine == "postgresql" %}
   # psycopg2 dependencies
   libpq-dev
-  {% elif cookiecutter.database_engine == "mysql" %}
+  {%- elif cookiecutter.database_engine == "mysql" %}
   # mysql dependency
   default-libmysqlclient-dev
-  {% endif %}
+  {%- endif %}
 
 # Requirements are installed here to ensure they will be cached.
 COPY ./requirements .
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ RUN addgroup --system django \
 
 # Install required system dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
-  {% if cookiecutter.database_engine == "postgresql" %}
+  {%- if cookiecutter.database_engine == "postgresql" %}
   # psycopg2 dependencies
   libpq-dev \
-  {% elif cookiecutter.database_engine == "mysql" %}
+  {%- elif cookiecutter.database_engine == "mysql" %}
   # mysql dependency
   default-libmysqlclient-dev \
-  {% endif %}
+  {%- endif %}
   # Translations dependencies
   gettext \
   # cleaning up unused files