diff --git a/templates/node-scraper.j2 b/templates/node-scraper.j2
index 23fb3de..299b985 100644
--- a/templates/node-scraper.j2
+++ b/templates/node-scraper.j2
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
 {% for j in prometheus_agent.scrapers[item].proxy|d({}) %}
 - job_name: "prometheus-agent - proxy - {{ j }} : {{ inventory_hostname }}"
   scheme: https
-{% for i in ['scrape_timeout', 'scrape_interval', 'metrics_path'] if prometheus_agent[i] or i in prometheus_agent.agents.proxy.mappings[j] %}
-  {{ i }}: {{ prometheus_agent.agents.proxy.mappings[j].get(i, prometheus_agent[i]) }}
+{% for i in ['scrape_timeout', 'scrape_interval', 'metrics_path', 'basic_auth'] if (i in prometheus_agent and prometheus_agent[i]) or (i in prometheus_agent.agents.proxy.mappings[j]) %}
+  {{ i }}: {{ prometheus_agent.agents.proxy.mappings[j].get(i, prometheus_agent[i])|to_json }}
 {% endfor %}
   params:
 {% for i in prometheus_agent.agents.proxy.mappings[j].params|d({}) %}