diff --git a/nginx/servers_config.sls b/nginx/servers_config.sls
index 66dd7d7c..26199af7 100644
--- a/nginx/servers_config.sls
+++ b/nginx/servers_config.sls
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ nginx_server_available_dir:
 {% if 'source_path' not in settings.config %}
     - context:
         config: {{ settings.config|json(sort_keys=False) }}
+        nginx: {{ nginx|json() }}
 {% endif %}
     {% if 'overwrite' in settings and settings.overwrite == False %}
     - unless:
diff --git a/nginx/snippets.sls b/nginx/snippets.sls
index bd881a93..797dc73a 100644
--- a/nginx/snippets.sls
+++ b/nginx/snippets.sls
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ nginx_snippet_{{ snippet }}:
     - template: jinja
     - context:
         config: {{ config|json() }}
+        nginx: {{ nginx|json() }}
 {% endfor %}