diff --git a/helpers/postgresql.py b/helpers/postgresql.py
index 4b7fc43e..fe170e30 100644
--- a/helpers/postgresql.py
+++ b/helpers/postgresql.py
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ class Postgresql:
         with open(os.path.join(self.data_dir, 'pg_hba.conf'), 'a') as f:
             f.write('\nhost replication {username} {network} md5\n'.format(**self.replication))
             for line in self.config.get('pg_hba', []):
-                if line['type'] == 'hostssl' and self.config['parameters'].get('ssl', 'off').lower() != 'on':
+                if line.split()[0].strip() == 'hostssl' and self.config['parameters'].get('ssl', 'off').lower() != 'on':
                     continue
-                f.write('{type} {database} {user} {address} {method}\n'. format(**line))
+                f.write(line + '\n')
 
     @staticmethod
     def primary_conninfo(leader_url):
diff --git a/postgres0.yml b/postgres0.yml
index cdf00a25..51abfbc0 100644
--- a/postgres0.yml
+++ b/postgres0.yml
@@ -13,16 +13,8 @@ postgresql:
   data_dir: data/postgresql0
   maximum_lag_on_failover: 1048576 # 1 megabyte in bytes
   pg_hba:
-  - type: host
-    database: all
-    user: all
-    address: 0.0.0.0/0
-    method: md5
-  - type: hostssl
-    database: all
-    user: all
-    address: 0.0.0.0/0
-    method: md5
+  - host all all 0.0.0.0/0 md5
+  - hostssl all all 0.0.0.0/0 md5
   replication:
     username: replicator
     password: rep-pass
diff --git a/postgres1.yml b/postgres1.yml
index e1d19fc1..265ac85b 100644
--- a/postgres1.yml
+++ b/postgres1.yml
@@ -13,16 +13,8 @@ postgresql:
   data_dir: data/postgresql1
   maximum_lag_on_failover: 1048576 # 1 megabyte in bytes
   pg_hba:
-  - type: host
-    database: all
-    user: all
-    address: 0.0.0.0/0
-    method: md5
-  - type: hostssl
-    database: all
-    user: all
-    address: 0.0.0.0/0
-    method: md5
+  - host all all 0.0.0.0/0 md5
+  - hostssl all all 0.0.0.0/0 md5
   replication:
     username: replicator
     password: rep-pass
diff --git a/tests/test_postgresql.py b/tests/test_postgresql.py
index b58bfc43..e69e5703 100644
--- a/tests/test_postgresql.py
+++ b/tests/test_postgresql.py
@@ -112,9 +112,7 @@ class TestPostgresql(unittest.TestCase):
         shutil.copy = nop
         self.p = Postgresql({'name': 'test0', 'data_dir': 'data/test0', 'listen': '127.0.0.1, *:5432',
                              'connect_address': '127.0.0.2:5432',
-                             'pg_hba': [{'type': 'hostssl', 'database': 'all', 'user': 'all', 'address': '0.0.0.0/0',
-                                         'method': 'md5'}, {'type': 'host', 'database': 'all', 'user': 'all',
-                                                            'address': '0.0.0.0/0', 'method': 'md5'}],
+                             'pg_hba': ['hostssl all all 0.0.0.0/0 md5', 'host all all 0.0.0.0/0 md5'],
                              'superuser': {'password': ''}, 'admin': {'username': 'admin', 'password': 'admin'},
                              'replication': {'username': 'replicator',
                                              'password': 'rep-pass',