diff --git a/tasks/vhosts.yml b/tasks/vhosts.yml
index 195b7b04..66684d7c 100644
--- a/tasks/vhosts.yml
+++ b/tasks/vhosts.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 - name: Remove un-managed config files
   file:
-    path: "{{nginx_conf_path}}/{{item}}.conf"
+    path: "{{item}}"
     state: absent
   with_items: "{{all_nginx_vhost_confs.files | default([]) | map(attribute='path') | list}}"
   when: (item | basename | splitext | first) not in (nginx_vhosts | map(attribute='name') | list)