diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c4eaf68..7a391b0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ deprecation
 setuptools
 dda-python-terraform==2.0.1
 packaging
-boto3
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+boto3
+pyyaml
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diff --git a/src/main/python/ddadevops/c4k_mixin.py b/src/main/python/ddadevops/c4k_mixin.py
index 3462157..6f5604c 100644
--- a/src/main/python/ddadevops/c4k_mixin.py
+++ b/src/main/python/ddadevops/c4k_mixin.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from os import chmod
+import yaml
 from .python_util import execute
 from .devops_build import DevopsBuild
 from .credential import gopass_field_from_path, gopass_password_from_path
@@ -40,33 +41,22 @@ class C4kMixin(DevopsBuild):
                     'cluster-stage': self.stage})
         self.c4k_mixin_config.update({'mon-cfg': tmp})
 
-    def __generate_clojure_map(self, template_dict):
-        clojure_map_str = '{'
-        for key, value in template_dict.items():
-            if isinstance(value, dict):
-                clojure_map_str += f':{key} {self.__generate_clojure_map(value)}\n'
-            else:
-                clojure_map_str += f':{key} "{value}"\n'
-        clojure_map_str += '}'
-        return clojure_map_str
-
     def write_c4k_config(self):
         fqdn = self.get('fqdn')
         self.c4k_mixin_config.update({'fqdn': fqdn})
-        with open(self.build_path() + '/out_config.edn', 'w', encoding="utf-8") as output_file:
-            output_file.write(
-                self.__generate_clojure_map(self.c4k_mixin_config))
+        with open(self.build_path() + '/out_c4k_config.yaml', 'w', encoding="utf-8") as output_file:
+            yaml.dump(self.c4k_mixin_config, output_file)
 
     def write_c4k_auth(self):
-        with open(self.build_path() + '/out_auth.edn', 'w', encoding="utf-8") as output_file:
-            output_file.write(self.__generate_clojure_map(self.c4k_mixin_auth))
-        chmod(self.build_path() + '/out_auth.edn', 0o600)
+        with open(self.build_path() + '/out_c4k_auth.yaml', 'w', encoding="utf-8") as output_file:
+            yaml.dump(self.c4k_mixin_auth, output_file)
+        chmod(self.build_path() + '/out_c4k_auth.yaml', 0o600)
 
     def c4k_apply(self, dry_run=False):
-        cmd = f'c4k-{self.c4k_module_name}-standalone.jar {self.build_path()}/out_config.edn {self.build_path()}/out_auth.edn > {self.build_path()}/out_{self.c4k_module_name}.yaml'
+        cmd = f'c4k-{self.c4k_module_name}-standalone.jar {self.build_path()}/out_c4k_config.yaml {self.build_path()}/out_c4k_auth.yaml > {self.build_path()}/out_{self.c4k_module_name}.yaml'
         output = ''
         if dry_run:
-            print(" ".join(cmd))
+            print(cmd)
         else:
             output = execute(cmd, True)
             print(output)
diff --git a/src/test/test_c4k_mixin.py b/src/test/test_c4k_mixin.py
index 96049e4..eb16d53 100644
--- a/src/test/test_c4k_mixin.py
+++ b/src/test/test_c4k_mixin.py
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ def test_c4k_mixin(tmp_path):
     mixin.write_c4k_config()
     assert 'fqdn' in mixin.c4k_mixin_config
     assert 'mon-cfg' in mixin.c4k_mixin_config
-    assert os.path.exists(f'{mixin.build_path()}/out_config.edn')
+    assert os.path.exists(f'{mixin.build_path()}/out_c4k_config.yaml')
 
     mixin.write_c4k_auth()
     assert 'mon-auth' in mixin.c4k_mixin_auth
-    assert os.path.exists(f'{mixin.build_path()}/out_auth.edn')
+    assert os.path.exists(f'{mixin.build_path()}/out_c4k_auth.yaml')
     
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