diff --git a/command/connect/envoy/bootstrap_tpl.go b/command/connect/envoy/bootstrap_tpl.go
index f93cb0ac7..3270c0fe8 100644
--- a/command/connect/envoy/bootstrap_tpl.go
+++ b/command/connect/envoy/bootstrap_tpl.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type BootstrapTplArgs struct {
 
 	// AgentCAPEM is the CA to use to verify the local agent gRPC service if
 	// TLS is enabled.
-	AgentCAPEM []byte
+	AgentCAPEM string
 
 	// AgentSocket is the path to a Unix Socket for communicating with the
 	// local agent's gRPC endpoint. Disabled if the empty (the default),
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ const bootstrapTemplate = `{
           "common_tls_context": {
             "validation_context": {
               "trusted_ca": {
-                "inline_bytes": "{{ .AgentCAPEM }}"
+                "inline_string": "{{ .AgentCAPEM }}"
               }
             }
           }
diff --git a/command/connect/envoy/envoy.go b/command/connect/envoy/envoy.go
index daafbd93a..2a6fee819 100644
--- a/command/connect/envoy/envoy.go
+++ b/command/connect/envoy/envoy.go
@@ -494,13 +494,13 @@ func (c *cmd) templateArgs() (*BootstrapTplArgs, error) {
 		adminAccessLogPath = DefaultAdminAccessLogPath
 	}
 
-	var caPEM []byte
+	var caPEM string
 	if httpCfg.TLSConfig.CAFile != "" {
 		content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(httpCfg.TLSConfig.CAFile)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to read CA file: %s", err)
 		}
-		caPEM = content
+		caPEM = strings.Replace(string(content), "\n", "\\n", -1)
 	}
 
 	return &BootstrapTplArgs{
diff --git a/command/connect/envoy/envoy_test.go b/command/connect/envoy/envoy_test.go
index 3e5962c12..3e58f8679 100644
--- a/command/connect/envoy/envoy_test.go
+++ b/command/connect/envoy/envoy_test.go
@@ -285,38 +285,10 @@ func TestGenerateConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				// Should resolve IP, note this might not resolve the same way
 				// everywhere which might make this test brittle but not sure what else
 				// to do.
-				AgentAddress: "127.0.0.1",
-				AgentPort:    "8502",
-				AgentTLS:     true,
-				AgentCAPEM: []byte(`-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
-MIIEtzCCA5+gAwIBAgIJAIewRMI8OnvTMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAMIGYMQswCQYD
-VQQGEwJVUzELMAkGA1UECBMCQ0ExFjAUBgNVBAcTDVNhbiBGcmFuY2lzY28xHDAa
-BgNVBAoTE0hhc2hpQ29ycCBUZXN0IENlcnQxDDAKBgNVBAsTA0RldjEWMBQGA1UE
-AxMNdGVzdC5pbnRlcm5hbDEgMB4GCSqGSIb3DQEJARYRdGVzdEBpbnRlcm5hbC5j
-b20wHhcNMTQwNDA3MTkwMTA4WhcNMjQwNDA0MTkwMTA4WjCBmDELMAkGA1UEBhMC
-VVMxCzAJBgNVBAgTAkNBMRYwFAYDVQQHEw1TYW4gRnJhbmNpc2NvMRwwGgYDVQQK
-ExNIYXNoaUNvcnAgVGVzdCBDZXJ0MQwwCgYDVQQLEwNEZXYxFjAUBgNVBAMTDXRl
-c3QuaW50ZXJuYWwxIDAeBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWEXRlc3RAaW50ZXJuYWwuY29tMIIB
-IjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAxrs6JK4NpiOItxrpNR/1ppUU
-mH7p2BgLCBZ6eHdclle9J56i68adt8J85zaqphCfz6VDP58DsFx+N50PZyjQaDsU
-d0HejRqfHRMtg2O+UQkv4Z66+Vo+gc6uGuANi2xMtSYDVTAqqzF48OOPQDgYkzcG
-xcFZzTRFFZt2vPnyHj8cHcaFo/NMNVh7C3yTXevRGNm9u2mrbxCEeiHzFC2WUnvg
-U2jQuC7Fhnl33Zd3B6d3mQH6O23ncmwxTcPUJe6xZaIRrDuzwUcyhLj5Z3faag/f
-pFIIcHSiHRfoqHLGsGg+3swId/zVJSSDHr7pJUu7Cre+vZa63FqDaooqvnisrQID
-AQABo4IBADCB/TAdBgNVHQ4EFgQUo/nrOfqvbee2VklVKIFlyQEbuJUwgc0GA1Ud
-IwSBxTCBwoAUo/nrOfqvbee2VklVKIFlyQEbuJWhgZ6kgZswgZgxCzAJBgNVBAYT
-AlVTMQswCQYDVQQIEwJDQTEWMBQGA1UEBxMNU2FuIEZyYW5jaXNjbzEcMBoGA1UE
-ChMTSGFzaGlDb3JwIFRlc3QgQ2VydDEMMAoGA1UECxMDRGV2MRYwFAYDVQQDEw10
-ZXN0LmludGVybmFsMSAwHgYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhF0ZXN0QGludGVybmFsLmNvbYIJ
-AIewRMI8OnvTMAwGA1UdEwQFMAMBAf8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQADggEBADa9fV9h
-gjapBlkNmu64WX0Ufub5dsJrdHS8672P30S7ILB7Mk0W8sL65IezRsZnG898yHf9
-2uzmz5OvNTM9K380g7xFlyobSVq+6yqmmSAlA/ptAcIIZT727P5jig/DB7fzJM3g
-jctDlEGOmEe50GQXc25VKpcpjAsNQi5ER5gowQ0v3IXNZs+yU+LvxLHc0rUJ/XSp
-lFCAMOqd5uRoMOejnT51G6krvLNzPaQ3N9jQfNVY4Q0zfs0M+6dRWvqfqB9Vyq8/
-POLMld+HyAZEBk9zK3ZVIXx6XS4dkDnSNR91njLq7eouf6M7+7s/oMQZZRtAfQ6r
-wlW975rYa1ZqEdA=
------END CERTIFICATE-----
-`),
+				AgentAddress:          "127.0.0.1",
+				AgentPort:             "8502",
+				AgentTLS:              true,
+				AgentCAPEM:            `-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nwlW975rYa1ZqEdA=\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n`,
 				AdminAccessLogPath:    "/dev/null",
 				AdminBindAddress:      "127.0.0.1",
 				AdminBindPort:         "19000",
diff --git a/command/connect/envoy/testdata/existing-ca-file.golden b/command/connect/envoy/testdata/existing-ca-file.golden
index b5952b1fd..4f24963e9 100644
--- a/command/connect/envoy/testdata/existing-ca-file.golden
+++ b/command/connect/envoy/testdata/existing-ca-file.golden
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
           "common_tls_context": {
             "validation_context": {
               "trusted_ca": {
-                "inline_bytes": "[45 45 45 45 45 66 69 71 73 78 32 67 69 82 84 73 70 73 67 65 84 69 45 45 45 45 45 10 77 73 73 69 116 122 67 67 65 53 43 103 65 119 73 66 65 103 73 74 65 73 101 119 82 77 73 56 79 110 118 84 77 65 48 71 67 83 113 71 83 73 98 51 68 81 69 66 66 81 85 65 77 73 71 89 77 81 115 119 67 81 89 68 10 86 81 81 71 69 119 74 86 85 122 69 76 77 65 107 71 65 49 85 69 67 66 77 67 81 48 69 120 70 106 65 85 66 103 78 86 66 65 99 84 68 86 78 104 98 105 66 71 99 109 70 117 89 50 108 122 89 50 56 120 72 68 65 97 10 66 103 78 86 66 65 111 84 69 48 104 104 99 50 104 112 81 50 57 121 99 67 66 85 90 88 78 48 73 69 78 108 99 110 81 120 68 68 65 75 66 103 78 86 66 65 115 84 65 48 82 108 100 106 69 87 77 66 81 71 65 49 85 69 10 65 120 77 78 100 71 86 122 100 67 53 112 98 110 82 108 99 109 53 104 98 68 69 103 77 66 52 71 67 83 113 71 83 73 98 51 68 81 69 74 65 82 89 82 100 71 86 122 100 69 66 112 98 110 82 108 99 109 53 104 98 67 53 106 10 98 50 48 119 72 104 99 78 77 84 81 119 78 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               }
             }
           }