diff --git a/actions/reconfigure.go b/actions/reconfigure.go
index e1876c8f..4d6ea07c 100644
--- a/actions/reconfigure.go
+++ b/actions/reconfigure.go
@@ -174,7 +174,13 @@ func (m *Reconfigure) parseFrontTemplate(src string, sr *proxy.Service) string {
 
 func (m *Reconfigure) parseBackTemplate(src, usersList string, sr *proxy.Service) string {
 	tmplUsersList, _ := template.New("template").Parse(usersList)
-	tmpl, _ := template.New("").Parse(src)
+	funcMap := template.FuncMap{
+		"Split": func(s string, d string) []string {
+			arr := strings.Split(s, d)
+			return arr
+		},
+	}
+	tmpl, _ := template.New("").Funcs(funcMap).Parse(src)
 	var bufUsersList bytes.Buffer
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	tmplUsersList.Execute(&bufUsersList, sr)
diff --git a/actions/reconfigure_test.go b/actions/reconfigure_test.go
index 995fb6c5..061e4d6a 100644
--- a/actions/reconfigure_test.go
+++ b/actions/reconfigure_test.go
@@ -533,8 +533,8 @@ backend myService-be5555_2
 
 func (s ReconfigureTestSuite) Test_GetTemplates_AddsHttpRequestSetPath_WhenReqPathSearchReplaceFormattedIsPresent() {
 	s.reconfigure.ServiceDest = []proxy.ServiceDest{{
-		Port:  "1234",
-		Index: 0,
+		Port:                          "1234",
+		Index:                         0,
 		ReqPathSearchReplaceFormatted: []string{"this,that", "foo,bar"},
 		HttpsPort:                     1234,
 	}}
@@ -558,16 +558,17 @@ backend https-myService-be1234_0
 }
 
 func (s ReconfigureTestSuite) Test_GetTemplates_AddsBackendExtra() {
-	s.reconfigure.BackendExtra = "Additional backend"
+	s.reconfigure.BackendExtra = "Additional backend line 1||Additional backend line 2"
 	s.reconfigure.ServiceDest = []proxy.ServiceDest{{Port: "1234", Index: 0}}
 	expected := fmt.Sprintf(`
 backend myService-be1234_0
     mode http
     http-request add-header X-Forwarded-Proto https if { ssl_fc }
     server myService myService:1234
-    %s`,
-		s.reconfigure.BackendExtra,
-	)
+
+    Additional backend line 1
+    Additional backend line 2
+`)
 
 	_, backend, _ := s.reconfigure.GetTemplates()
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a85b5ca4..b3ec3ace 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/jessevdk/go-flags v1.4.0
 	github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig v1.3.0
 	github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.0.0
+	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.1.2
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v0.8.0
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.0.0-20180712105110-5c3871d89910 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.0.0-20180801064454-c7de2306084e
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bebabbb2..ba15cfd9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1 h1:4hp9jkHxhMHkqkrB3Ix0j
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1/go.mod h1:D8He9yQNgCq6Z5Ld7szi9bcBfOoFv/3dc6xSMkL2PC0=
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.0.0 h1:vVpGvMXJPqSDh2VYHF7gsfQj8Ncx+Xw5Y1KHeTRY+7I=
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.0.0/go.mod h1:FVVH3fgwuzCH5S8UJGiWEs2h04kUh9fWfEaFds41c1Y=
+github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.1.2 h1:fmNYVwqnSfB9mZU6OS2O6GsXM+wcskZDuKQzvN1EDeE=
+github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.1.2/go.mod h1:FVVH3fgwuzCH5S8UJGiWEs2h04kUh9fWfEaFds41c1Y=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/prometheus/client_golang v0.8.0 h1:1921Yw9Gc3iSc4VQh3PIoOqgPCZS7G/4xQNVUp8Mda8=
diff --git a/proxy/template.go b/proxy/template.go
index 04939bee..0cd40526 100644
--- a/proxy/template.go
+++ b/proxy/template.go
@@ -314,7 +314,9 @@ backend {{$.AclName}}-be{{$sd.Port}}_{{.Index}}
     {{- end}}
 {{- end}}
         {{- if ne $.BackendExtra ""}}
-    {{ $.BackendExtra }}
+{{$arr := Split $.BackendExtra "||"}}
+{{range $k, $v := $arr}}    {{$v}}
+{{end}}
         {{- end}}
 {{- end}}
 {{- end}}
@@ -382,7 +384,9 @@ backend https-{{$.AclName}}-be{{.HttpsPort}}_{{.Index}}
                 {{- end}}
             {{- end}}
             {{- if ne $.BackendExtra ""}}
-    {{ $.BackendExtra }}
+    {{$arr := Split $.BackendExtra "||"}}
+    {{range $k, $v := $arr}}        {{$v}}
+    {{end}}
             {{- end}}
     {{- end}}
 {{- end}}`