diff --git a/templates/csr.json.j2 b/templates/csr.json.j2
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+{
+    "CN": {{item.cname | to_json}},
+    "hosts": {{ (item.sans|default([]) + item.altips|default([]) + item.cname.split(',')) | to_json}},
+    "key" : {{item.key | default(pki_key) | to_json}},
+    "names" : {{item.names | default(pki_names) | to_json}}
+}