diff --git a/emails/templates/ng_alert_notification.txt b/emails/templates/ng_alert_notification.txt
index 7bc954243c8..0848d168041 100644
--- a/emails/templates/ng_alert_notification.txt
+++ b/emails/templates/ng_alert_notification.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ You have [[ len .Alerts.Firing ]] firing alert(s), and [[ len .Alerts.Resolved ]
 [[ template "__default_alerts_summarize" .Alerts.Firing ]]
 [[- end ]]
 
-[[ if .Alerts.Resolved -]]
+[[- if .Alerts.Resolved ]]
 ([[ len .Alerts.Resolved ]]) RESOLVED
 -------------
 [[ template "__default_alerts_summarize" .Alerts.Resolved ]]
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ Annotations: [[ template "__default_sorted_pairs" $annotations ]]
 
 [[- define "__default_sorted_pairs" -]]
 [[ range .SortedPairs ]]
-    [[ .Name ]] = [[ .Value ]]
+ - [[ .Name ]] = [[ .Value ]]
 [[- end ]]
 [[- end -]]
 
 [[- if .Message -]]
     [[ .Message ]]
-[[ else -]]
+[[- else -]]
     [[ template "__default_message" . ]]
 [[- end ]]
diff --git a/public/emails/ng_alert_notification.txt b/public/emails/ng_alert_notification.txt
index 7334f08f5e8..7db5996f3db 100644
--- a/public/emails/ng_alert_notification.txt
+++ b/public/emails/ng_alert_notification.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ You have {{ len .Alerts.Firing }} firing alert(s), and {{ len .Alerts.Resolved }
 {{ template "__default_alerts_summarize" .Alerts.Firing }}
 {{- end }}
 
-{{ if .Alerts.Resolved -}}
+{{- if .Alerts.Resolved }}
 ({{ len .Alerts.Resolved }}) RESOLVED
 -------------
 {{ template "__default_alerts_summarize" .Alerts.Resolved }}
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ Annotations: {{ template "__default_sorted_pairs" $annotations }}
 
 {{- define "__default_sorted_pairs" -}}
 {{ range .SortedPairs }}
-    {{ .Name }} = {{ .Value }}
+ - {{ .Name }} = {{ .Value }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{- if .Message -}}
     {{ .Message }}
-{{ else -}}
+{{- else -}}
     {{ template "__default_message" . }}
 {{- end }}