diff --git a/community/debian12/entrypoint.sh b/community/debian12/entrypoint.sh
index 1aa9d0ea..c96d4e1e 100755
--- a/community/debian12/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/community/debian12/entrypoint.sh
@@ -27,20 +27,14 @@ function bash_eval_template() {
 	local template_file=$1
 	local target_file=$2
 
-	echo "" >"${target_file}"
-
-	while IFS= read -r line; do
-		if grep -qE "[$][(]|[{]" <<<"${line}"; then
-			local update
-			update=$(eval echo "\"${line}\"") || exit 1
-			grep -qE "[^[:space:]]*" <<<"${update}" && echo "${update}" >>"${target_file}"
-		else
-			echo "${line}" >>"${target_file}"
-		fi
-	done <"${template_file}"
+	local template=
+	template=$(cat "${template_file}")
+	local expanded=
+	expanded=$(eval echo "\"${template}\"" | grep -Ev '^[[:blank:]]*$')
 
 	# Ignore failure when template is mounted in a read-only filesystem.
 	rm "${template_file}" || true
+	echo "${expanded}" >"${target_file}"
 }
 
 # Fill out conffile with above values
diff --git a/enterprise/debian12/entrypoint.sh b/enterprise/debian12/entrypoint.sh
index 1aa9d0ea..c96d4e1e 100755
--- a/enterprise/debian12/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/enterprise/debian12/entrypoint.sh
@@ -27,20 +27,14 @@ function bash_eval_template() {
 	local template_file=$1
 	local target_file=$2
 
-	echo "" >"${target_file}"
-
-	while IFS= read -r line; do
-		if grep -qE "[$][(]|[{]" <<<"${line}"; then
-			local update
-			update=$(eval echo "\"${line}\"") || exit 1
-			grep -qE "[^[:space:]]*" <<<"${update}" && echo "${update}" >>"${target_file}"
-		else
-			echo "${line}" >>"${target_file}"
-		fi
-	done <"${template_file}"
+	local template=
+	template=$(cat "${template_file}")
+	local expanded=
+	expanded=$(eval echo "\"${template}\"" | grep -Ev '^[[:blank:]]*$')
 
 	# Ignore failure when template is mounted in a read-only filesystem.
 	rm "${template_file}" || true
+	echo "${expanded}" >"${target_file}"
 }
 
 # Fill out conffile with above values
diff --git a/federal/debian12/entrypoint.sh b/federal/debian12/entrypoint.sh
index 1aa9d0ea..c96d4e1e 100755
--- a/federal/debian12/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/federal/debian12/entrypoint.sh
@@ -27,20 +27,14 @@ function bash_eval_template() {
 	local template_file=$1
 	local target_file=$2
 
-	echo "" >"${target_file}"
-
-	while IFS= read -r line; do
-		if grep -qE "[$][(]|[{]" <<<"${line}"; then
-			local update
-			update=$(eval echo "\"${line}\"") || exit 1
-			grep -qE "[^[:space:]]*" <<<"${update}" && echo "${update}" >>"${target_file}"
-		else
-			echo "${line}" >>"${target_file}"
-		fi
-	done <"${template_file}"
+	local template=
+	template=$(cat "${template_file}")
+	local expanded=
+	expanded=$(eval echo "\"${template}\"" | grep -Ev '^[[:blank:]]*$')
 
 	# Ignore failure when template is mounted in a read-only filesystem.
 	rm "${template_file}" || true
+	echo "${expanded}" >"${target_file}"
 }
 
 # Fill out conffile with above values
diff --git a/template/0/entrypoint.sh b/template/0/entrypoint.sh
index 1aa9d0ea..c96d4e1e 100755
--- a/template/0/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/template/0/entrypoint.sh
@@ -27,20 +27,14 @@ function bash_eval_template() {
 	local template_file=$1
 	local target_file=$2
 
-	echo "" >"${target_file}"
-
-	while IFS= read -r line; do
-		if grep -qE "[$][(]|[{]" <<<"${line}"; then
-			local update
-			update=$(eval echo "\"${line}\"") || exit 1
-			grep -qE "[^[:space:]]*" <<<"${update}" && echo "${update}" >>"${target_file}"
-		else
-			echo "${line}" >>"${target_file}"
-		fi
-	done <"${template_file}"
+	local template=
+	template=$(cat "${template_file}")
+	local expanded=
+	expanded=$(eval echo "\"${template}\"" | grep -Ev '^[[:blank:]]*$')
 
 	# Ignore failure when template is mounted in a read-only filesystem.
 	rm "${template_file}" || true
+	echo "${expanded}" >"${target_file}"
 }
 
 # Fill out conffile with above values