diff --git a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/create/exception/command_test.go b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/create/exception/command_test.go
index 948bb2d716..96ef4b4b68 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/create/exception/command_test.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/create/exception/command_test.go
@@ -49,12 +49,11 @@ spec:
   background: true
   match:
     any:
-      -
-        kinds:
-          - Pod
-          - Deployment
-        names:
-          - test-*
+    - kinds:
+        - Pod
+        - Deployment
+      names:
+        - test-*
   exceptions:
     - policyName: policy
       ruleNames:
@@ -82,16 +81,15 @@ spec:
   background: true
   match:
     all:
-      -
-        kinds:
-          - Pod
-          - Deployment
-        names:
-          - test-*
-        namespaces:
-          - test
-        operations:
-          - UPDATE
+    - kinds:
+        - Pod
+        - Deployment
+      names:
+        - test-*
+      namespaces:
+        - test
+      operations:
+        - UPDATE
   exceptions:
     - policyName: policy
       ruleNames:
diff --git a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/create/templates/exception.yaml b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/create/templates/exception.yaml
index 324ab053b0..a410ba0abf 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/create/templates/exception.yaml
+++ b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/create/templates/exception.yaml
@@ -10,29 +10,28 @@ spec:
 {{- with .Match.Any }}
     any:
 {{- range . }}
-      -
 {{- with .Kinds }}
-        kinds:
+    - kinds:
 {{- range . }}
-          - {{ . }}
+        - {{ . }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- with .Names }}
-        names:
+      names:
 {{- range . }}
-          - {{ . }}
+        - {{ . }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- with .Namespaces }}
-        namespaces:
+      namespaces:
 {{- range . }}
-          - {{ . }}
+        - {{ . }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- with .Operations }}
-        operations:
+      operations:
 {{- range . }}
-          - {{ . }}
+        - {{ . }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
@@ -41,29 +40,28 @@ spec:
 {{- with .Match.All }}
     all:
 {{- range . }}
-      -
 {{- with .Kinds }}
-        kinds:
+    - kinds:
 {{- range . }}
-          - {{ . }}
+        - {{ . }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- with .Names }}
-        names:
+      names:
 {{- range . }}
-          - {{ . }}
+        - {{ . }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- with .Namespaces }}
-        namespaces:
+      namespaces:
 {{- range . }}
-          - {{ . }}
+        - {{ . }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- with .Operations }}
-        operations:
+      operations:
 {{- range . }}
-          - {{ . }}
+        - {{ . }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}