diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Macros/interface.macro b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Macros/interface.macro
index e0897f471..1c4f2db04 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Macros/interface.macro
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Macros/interface.macro
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
   macro physical_interface, return physical interface by name (e.g. lan -> em0)
 #}
 {% macro physical_interface(name) -%}
-{% if helpers.exists('interfaces.'+name+'.if') %}
-{{ helpers.getNodeByTag('interfaces.'+name+'.if') }}
-{% endif %}
-{%- endmacro %}
+{% if helpers.exists('interfaces.'+name+'.if')
+%} {{
+      helpers.getNodeByTag('interfaces.'+name+'.if') 
+}}{%
+endif
+%}{%- endmacro %}