diff --git a/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl b/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
index f828b1a17..b919fed0f 100755
--- a/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
@@ -376,6 +376,9 @@ http {
         {{ end}}
     }
 
+    {{ end }}
+
+    {{ if $cfg.UseForwardedHeaders }}
     map $http_x_forwarded_proto $full_x_forwarded_proto {
         default $http_x_forwarded_proto;
         "" $scheme;
@@ -1190,13 +1193,16 @@ stream {
             {{ $proxySetHeader }} X-Real-IP              $remote_addr;
             {{ if and $all.Cfg.UseForwardedHeaders $all.Cfg.ComputeFullForwardedFor }}
             {{ $proxySetHeader }} X-Forwarded-For        $full_x_forwarded_for;
-            {{ $proxySetHeader }} X-Forwarded-Proto      $full_x_forwarded_proto;
             {{ else }}
             {{ $proxySetHeader }} X-Forwarded-For        $remote_addr;
             {{ end }}
+            {{ if $all.Cfg.UseForwardedHeaders }}
+            {{ $proxySetHeader }} X-Forwarded-Proto      $full_x_forwarded_proto;
+            {{ else }}
+            {{ $proxySetHeader }} X-Forwarded-Proto      $pass_access_scheme;
+            {{ end }}
             {{ $proxySetHeader }} X-Forwarded-Host       $best_http_host;
             {{ $proxySetHeader }} X-Forwarded-Port       $pass_port;
-            {{ $proxySetHeader }} X-Forwarded-Proto      $pass_access_scheme;
             {{ if $all.Cfg.ProxyAddOriginalURIHeader }}
             {{ $proxySetHeader }} X-Original-URI         $request_uri;
             {{ end }}
diff --git a/test/e2e/settings/forwarded_headers.go b/test/e2e/settings/forwarded_headers.go
index 40ea30831..7c09a2406 100644
--- a/test/e2e/settings/forwarded_headers.go
+++ b/test/e2e/settings/forwarded_headers.go
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ var _ = framework.DescribeSetting("use-forwarded-headers", func() {
 
 		f.WaitForNginxServer(host,
 			func(server string) bool {
-				return strings.Contains(server, "server_name forwarded-headers")
+				return strings.Contains(server, "server_name forwarded-headers") &&
+					strings.Contains(server, "proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $full_x_forwarded_proto;")
 			})
 
 		ginkgo.By("ensuring single values are parsed correctly")
@@ -95,7 +96,8 @@ var _ = framework.DescribeSetting("use-forwarded-headers", func() {
 
 		f.WaitForNginxServer(host,
 			func(server string) bool {
-				return strings.Contains(server, "server_name forwarded-headers")
+				return strings.Contains(server, "server_name forwarded-headers") &&
+					strings.Contains(server, "proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $pass_access_scheme;")
 			})
 
 		body := f.HTTPTestClient().