diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1418696bf..22c7f0fb9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ Specifies the destination address of a [ProxyPass](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/
 
 #####`proxy_pass`
 
-Specifies an array of `path => URI` for a [ProxyPass](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypass) configuration. Defaults to 'undef'.
+Specifies an array of `path => URI` for a [ProxyPass](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypass) configuration. Defaults to 'undef'. Optionally parameters can be added as an array.
 
 ```puppet
 apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
@@ -1138,6 +1138,8 @@ apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
     { 'path' => '/c', 'url' => 'http://backend-a/c', 'params' => 'max=20 ttl=120 retry=300' },
     { 'path' => '/l', 'url' => 'http://backend-xy',
       'reverse_urls' => ['http://backend-x', 'http://backend-y'] },
+    { 'path' => '/d', 'url' => 'http://backend-a/d',
+      'params' => ['retry=0', 'timeout=5'] },
   ],
 }
 ```
diff --git a/templates/vhost/_proxy.erb b/templates/vhost/_proxy.erb
index 190239de9..847715795 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/_proxy.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/_proxy.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 <%- end -%>
 <%- [@proxy_pass].flatten.compact.each do |proxy| -%>
   ProxyPass <%= proxy['path'] %> <%= proxy['url'] %>   <%- if !proxy['params'].nil? -%> <%= proxy['params'] %> <%- end -%>
-
   <Location <%= proxy['path']%>>
   <%- if proxy['reverse_urls'].nil? -%>
     ProxyPassReverse <%= proxy['url'] %>