diff --git a/django/conf/project_template/project_name/settings.py-tpl b/django/conf/project_template/project_name/settings.py-tpl
index 5631ec9a31..52772bcb0e 100644
--- a/django/conf/project_template/project_name/settings.py-tpl
+++ b/django/conf/project_template/project_name/settings.py-tpl
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ TEMPLATES = [
                 'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
                 'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
             ],
+            'multiline': True,
         },
     },
 ]