diff --git a/templates/vector.toml.j2 b/templates/vector.toml.j2
index a59c084..7d74476 100644
--- a/templates/vector.toml.j2
+++ b/templates/vector.toml.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
+
 # Set global options
 data_dir = "/var/lib/vector"
 
+[api]
+enabled = true
+address = "0.0.0.0:8686"
+
+
 {% set loop_helper = {
     "sources": (sources | default({})),
     "transforms": (transforms | default({})),
@@ -10,15 +17,18 @@ data_dir = "/var/lib/vector"
 {% for name, cat in loop_helper.items() | sort(attribute='0') %}
 {% for key, value in cat.items() | sort(attribute='0') %}
 [{{ name }}.{{ key }}]
-  {% if value %}
-  {%- for skey, svalue in value.items() | sort(attribute='0') %}
+{% if value %}
+{%- for skey, svalue in value.items() | sort(attribute='0') %}
 {%- if svalue is string %}
+{%- if svalue[0] == "'" %}
+  {{ skey }} = {{ svalue }}
+{% else %}
   {{ skey }} = "{{ svalue }}"
+{% endif %}
 {% else %}
   {{ skey }} = {{ svalue | tojson }}
 {% endif %}
-  {% endfor %}
-  {%- endif %}
-
+{% endfor %}
+{%- endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 {% endfor %}