diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 5a0371a..d3c6b3b 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -103,10 +103,6 @@ nginx_logrotate_maxfilesize: "1G"
 nginx_logrotate_retention: "52"
 
 nginx_use_common_virthost: False
-nginx_upstream_backends: []
-# - name: unicorn
-#   servers:
-#     - 127.0.0.1:4000 fail_timeout=0
 #
 # Virtualhost example
 nginx_virthosts: []
@@ -115,6 +111,10 @@ nginx_virthosts: []
 #     server_name: '{{ ansible_fqdn }}'
 #     server_aliases: ''
 #     index: index.html
+#     upstream_backends:
+#       - name: unicorn
+#         servers:
+#           - 127.0.0.1:4000 fail_timeout=0
 #     error_page: /path_to_error_page.html
 #     ssl_enabled: False
 #     ssl_only: False
diff --git a/templates/nginx-virthost.j2 b/templates/nginx-virthost.j2
index ec59288..ce5a5db 100644
--- a/templates/nginx-virthost.j2
+++ b/templates/nginx-virthost.j2
@@ -6,14 +6,16 @@ include /etc/nginx/snippets/nginx-websockets.conf;
 {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
 
-{% for u_bk in nginx_upstream_backends %}
+{% if item.upstream_backends is defined %}
+{% for u_bk in item.upstream_backends %}
 upstream {{ u_bk.name }} {
     {% for srv in u_bk.servers %}
-    server {{ u_bk.srv }};
+    server {{ srv }};
     {% endfor %}
 }
 
 {% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
 server {
     listen {{ item.http_port | default ('80') }};
     server_name {{ item.server_name }} {% if item.serveraliases is defined %}{{ item.serveraliases }}{% endif %};