How to block if Nomad variable key doesn't exists?

Nomad
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With the new nomad var syntax in consul-tempate and the template{} block, how does one replicates the consul KV behaviour where template blocks if key not found?

It seems like now it’s only possible to block when the whole variable path is missing:

{{ with nomadVar "nomad/jobs/job1" }}     <- blocks if "nomad/job/job1" is missing
{{ .KEY }} = {{ .VALUE }}                 <- doesn't block if KEY is missing
{{ end }}

Am I missing some consul-template foo here?

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It seems like the best solution for now is to have the error_on_missing_key set to true. While this won’t block the task but fail it instead, it’s probably better than having an empty value instead.