diff --git a/jobs/web/templates/bpm.yml.erb b/jobs/web/templates/bpm.yml.erb
index be21e56f7..357ec3ad0 100644
--- a/jobs/web/templates/bpm.yml.erb
+++ b/jobs/web/templates/bpm.yml.erb
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ processes:
 
   def env_file_flag(v, env)
     case v
-    when Array
-      v.collect.with_index { |v, i| "/var/vcap/jobs/web/config/env/#{env}_#{i}" }.join(",")
     when Hash
       v.collect { |k, v| "#{k}:/var/vcap/jobs/web/config/env/#{env}_#{k}" }.join(",")
     else
@@ -80,8 +78,6 @@ processes:
 
   def env_windows_file_flag(v, env)
     case v
-    when Array
-      v.collect.with_index { |v, i| "C:\\var\\vcap\\jobs\\web\\config\\env\\#{env}_#{i}" }.join(",")
     when Hash
       v.collect { |k, v| "#{k}:C:\\var\\vcap\\jobs\\web\\config\\env\\#{env}_#{k}" }.join(",")
     else
diff --git a/jobs/web/templates/pre_start.erb b/jobs/web/templates/pre_start.erb
index e9e06a16a..209f51ace 100644
--- a/jobs/web/templates/pre_start.erb
+++ b/jobs/web/templates/pre_start.erb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ mkdir -p /var/vcap/jobs/web/config/env
   def env_file_content(v)
     case v
     when Array
-      v.join("\n").chomp + "\n"
+      v.collect(&:chomp).join("\n").chomp + "\n"
     when String
       v.chomp + "\n"
     else
@@ -34,18 +34,13 @@ mkdir -p /var/vcap/jobs/web/config/env
     path = "/var/vcap/jobs/web/config/env/#{env}"
 
     case v
-    when Array
-      v.collect.with_index do |v, i|
-        fn = "#{path}_#{i}"
-        "cat > #{fn} <<\"ENVGEN_EOF\"\n#{env_file_content(v)}ENVGEN_EOF\n#{env_file_perms(fn)}"
-      end.join("\n\n")
     when Hash
       v.collect do |k, v|
         fn = "#{path}_#{k}"
         "cat > #{fn} <<\"ENVGEN_EOF\"\n#{env_file_content(v)}ENVGEN_EOF\n#{env_file_perms(fn)}"
       end.join("\n\n")
     else
-      "cat > #{path} <<\"ENVGEN_EOF\"\n#{env_file_content(v)}ENVGEN_EOF\n#{env_file_perms(path)}\n"
+      "cat > #{path} <<\"ENVGEN_EOF\"\n#{env_file_content(v)}ENVGEN_EOF\n#{env_file_perms(path)}"
     end
   end
 -%>
diff --git a/jobs/worker-windows/templates/env.ps1.erb b/jobs/worker-windows/templates/env.ps1.erb
index 3b07c2550..c324710ea 100644
--- a/jobs/worker-windows/templates/env.ps1.erb
+++ b/jobs/worker-windows/templates/env.ps1.erb
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ $env:CONCOURSE_TSA_PUBLIC_KEY = "C:\var\vcap\jobs\worker-windows\config\worker_g
 
   def env_file_flag(v, env)
     case v
-    when Array
-      v.collect.with_index { |v, i| "/var/vcap/jobs/worker-windows/config/env/#{env}_#{i}" }.join(",")
     when Hash
       v.collect { |k, v| "#{k}:/var/vcap/jobs/worker-windows/config/env/#{env}_#{k}" }.join(",")
     else
@@ -70,8 +68,6 @@ $env:CONCOURSE_TSA_PUBLIC_KEY = "C:\var\vcap\jobs\worker-windows\config\worker_g
 
   def env_windows_file_flag(v, env)
     case v
-    when Array
-      v.collect.with_index { |v, i| "C:\\var\\vcap\\jobs\\worker-windows\\config\\env\\#{env}_#{i}" }.join(",")
     when Hash
       v.collect { |k, v| "#{k}:C:\\var\\vcap\\jobs\\worker-windows\\config\\env\\#{env}_#{k}" }.join(",")
     else
diff --git a/jobs/worker/templates/env.sh.erb b/jobs/worker/templates/env.sh.erb
index fd4fe53e5..5d50b95fb 100644
--- a/jobs/worker/templates/env.sh.erb
+++ b/jobs/worker/templates/env.sh.erb
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ export CONCOURSE_TSA_PUBLIC_KEY=/var/vcap/jobs/worker/config/worker_gateway_host
 
   def env_file_flag(v, env)
     case v
-    when Array
-      v.collect.with_index { |v, i| "/var/vcap/jobs/worker/config/env/#{env}_#{i}" }.join(",")
     when Hash
       v.collect { |k, v| "#{k}:/var/vcap/jobs/worker/config/env/#{env}_#{k}" }.join(",")
     else
@@ -53,8 +51,6 @@ export CONCOURSE_TSA_PUBLIC_KEY=/var/vcap/jobs/worker/config/worker_gateway_host
 
   def env_windows_file_flag(v, env)
     case v
-    when Array
-      v.collect.with_index { |v, i| "C:\\var\\vcap\\jobs\\worker\\config\\env\\#{env}_#{i}" }.join(",")
     when Hash
       v.collect { |k, v| "#{k}:C:\\var\\vcap\\jobs\\worker\\config\\env\\#{env}_#{k}" }.join(",")
     else
diff --git a/jobs/worker/templates/pre_start.erb b/jobs/worker/templates/pre_start.erb
index beb10dee2..236b3761d 100644
--- a/jobs/worker/templates/pre_start.erb
+++ b/jobs/worker/templates/pre_start.erb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ mkdir -p /var/vcap/jobs/worker/config/env
   def env_file_content(v)
     case v
     when Array
-      v.join("\n").chomp + "\n"
+      v.collect(&:chomp).join("\n").chomp + "\n"
     when String
       v.chomp + "\n"
     else
@@ -35,18 +35,13 @@ mkdir -p /var/vcap/jobs/worker/config/env
     path = "/var/vcap/jobs/worker/config/env/#{env}"
 
     case v
-    when Array
-      v.collect.with_index do |v, i|
-        fn = "#{path}_#{i}"
-        "cat > #{fn} <<\"ENVGEN_EOF\"\n#{env_file_content(v)}ENVGEN_EOF\n#{env_file_perms(fn)}"
-      end.join("\n\n")
     when Hash
       v.collect do |k, v|
         fn = "#{path}_#{k}"
         "cat > #{fn} <<\"ENVGEN_EOF\"\n#{env_file_content(v)}ENVGEN_EOF\n#{env_file_perms(fn)}"
       end.join("\n\n")
     else
-      "cat > #{path} <<\"ENVGEN_EOF\"\n#{env_file_content(v)}ENVGEN_EOF\n#{env_file_perms(path)}\n"
+      "cat > #{path} <<\"ENVGEN_EOF\"\n#{env_file_content(v)}ENVGEN_EOF\n#{env_file_perms(path)}"
     end
   end
 -%>
diff --git a/tmpl/create_env_files.erb.tmpl b/tmpl/create_env_files.erb.tmpl
index a62040c75..0c89d1192 100644
--- a/tmpl/create_env_files.erb.tmpl
+++ b/tmpl/create_env_files.erb.tmpl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ mkdir -p /var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env
   def env_file_content(v)
     case v
     when Array
-      v.join("\n").chomp + "\n"
+      v.collect(&:chomp).join("\n").chomp + "\n"
     when String
       v.chomp + "\n"
     else
@@ -27,18 +27,13 @@ mkdir -p /var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env
     path = "/var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env/#{env}"
 
     case v
-    when Array
-      v.collect.with_index do |v, i|
-        fn = "#{path}_#{i}"
-        "cat > #{fn} <<\"ENVGEN_EOF\"\n#{env_file_content(v)}ENVGEN_EOF\n#{env_file_perms(fn)}"
-      end.join("\n\n")
     when Hash
       v.collect do |k, v|
         fn = "#{path}_#{k}"
         "cat > #{fn} <<\"ENVGEN_EOF\"\n#{env_file_content(v)}ENVGEN_EOF\n#{env_file_perms(fn)}"
       end.join("\n\n")
     else
-      "cat > #{path} <<\"ENVGEN_EOF\"\n#{env_file_content(v)}ENVGEN_EOF\n#{env_file_perms(path)}\n"
+      "cat > #{path} <<\"ENVGEN_EOF\"\n#{env_file_content(v)}ENVGEN_EOF\n#{env_file_perms(path)}"
     end
   end
 -%>
diff --git a/tmpl/create_env_files_spec.rb b/tmpl/create_env_files_spec.rb
index 769af3672..cb649817e 100755
--- a/tmpl/create_env_files_spec.rb
+++ b/tmpl/create_env_files_spec.rb
@@ -13,45 +13,27 @@
 require "rspec"
 require "json"
 
-describe "env_file_write" do
+describe "env_file_writer" do
   context "Array" do
     let(:value) {
       [
-        "bar",
-        ["quux", "quuux", "quuuux"],
-        { "grunt" => "gorp" },
+        "foo",
+        "bar\n", # public_key variable attrs have a trailing linebreak
+        "baz",
       ]
     }
 
     let(:expected) {
       <<~EOS
-        cat > /var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env/MyEnv_0 <<"ENVGEN_EOF"
+        cat > /var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env/MyEnv <<"ENVGEN_EOF"
+        foo
         bar
+        baz
         ENVGEN_EOF
         if [[ "${ENV_FILE_OWNER:-}" != "" ]] ; then
-          chown ${ENV_FILE_OWNER}:${ENV_FILE_OWNER} /var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env/MyEnv_0
-        fi
-        chmod 0600 /var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env/MyEnv_0
-
-
-        cat > /var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env/MyEnv_1 <<"ENVGEN_EOF"
-        quux
-        quuux
-        quuuux
-        ENVGEN_EOF
-        if [[ "${ENV_FILE_OWNER:-}" != "" ]] ; then
-          chown ${ENV_FILE_OWNER}:${ENV_FILE_OWNER} /var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env/MyEnv_1
-        fi
-        chmod 0600 /var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env/MyEnv_1
-
-
-        cat > /var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env/MyEnv_2 <<"ENVGEN_EOF"
-        {"grunt":"gorp"}
-        ENVGEN_EOF
-        if [[ "${ENV_FILE_OWNER:-}" != "" ]] ; then
-          chown ${ENV_FILE_OWNER}:${ENV_FILE_OWNER} /var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env/MyEnv_2
+          chown ${ENV_FILE_OWNER}:${ENV_FILE_OWNER} /var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env/MyEnv
         fi
-        chmod 0600 /var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env/MyEnv_2
+        chmod 0600 /var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env/MyEnv
       EOS
     }
     it { expect(env_file_writer(value, "MyEnv")).to eq(expected) }
@@ -112,7 +94,6 @@
           chown ${ENV_FILE_OWNER}:${ENV_FILE_OWNER} /var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env/MyEnv
         fi
         chmod 0600 /var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env/MyEnv
-
       EOS
     }
     it { expect(env_file_writer(value, "MyEnv")).to eq(expected) }
diff --git a/tmpl/env_helpers.erb.tmpl b/tmpl/env_helpers.erb.tmpl
index 848f6e825..adb299582 100644
--- a/tmpl/env_helpers.erb.tmpl
+++ b/tmpl/env_helpers.erb.tmpl
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 
   def env_file_flag(v, env)
     case v
-    when Array
-      v.collect.with_index { |v, i| "/var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env/#{env}_#{i}" }.join(",")
     when Hash
       v.collect { |k, v| "#{k}:/var/vcap/jobs/{{.Name}}/config/env/#{env}_#{k}" }.join(",")
     else
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@
 
   def env_windows_file_flag(v, env)
     case v
-    when Array
-      v.collect.with_index { |v, i| "C:\\var\\vcap\\jobs\\{{.Name}}\\config\\env\\#{env}_#{i}" }.join(",")
     when Hash
       v.collect { |k, v| "#{k}:C:\\var\\vcap\\jobs\\{{.Name}}\\config\\env\\#{env}_#{k}" }.join(",")
     else