diff --git a/smartgears/smartgears-nginx-frontend/templates/generic-smartgears-virtualhost.j2 b/smartgears/smartgears-nginx-frontend/templates/generic-smartgears-virtualhost.j2
index 1510e73d..c5998508 100644
--- a/smartgears/smartgears-nginx-frontend/templates/generic-smartgears-virtualhost.j2
+++ b/smartgears/smartgears-nginx-frontend/templates/generic-smartgears-virtualhost.j2
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ server {
     # don't send the nginx version number in error pages and Server header
     server_tokens off;
 
+    {% if nginx_client_body_temp_dir is defined %}
+    client_body_temp_path {{ nginx_client_body_temp_dir }} 1 2;
+    {% endif %}
+
     # Proxy stuff
     include /etc/nginx/snippets/nginx-proxy-params.conf;
     {% if nginx_websockets_support %}
@@ -169,6 +173,10 @@ server {
     # don't send the nginx version number in error pages and Server header
     server_tokens off;
 
+    {% if nginx_client_body_temp_dir is defined %}
+    client_body_temp_path {{ nginx_client_body_temp_dir }} 1 2;
+    {% endif %}
+
     # Proxy stuff
     include /etc/nginx/snippets/nginx-proxy-params.conf;
     {% if nginx_websockets_support %}