diff --git a/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl b/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
index c6e978ffe..c71c22a73 100755
--- a/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
@@ -154,9 +154,12 @@ http {
       {{ $all.Cfg.ModsecuritySnippet }}
     ';
     {{ end }}
-
+    
+    {{ if (not (empty $all.Cfg.ModsecuritySnippet)) }}
+    # modsecurity_rules_file /etc/nginx/modsecurity/modsecurity.conf;
+    {{ else }}
     modsecurity_rules_file /etc/nginx/modsecurity/modsecurity.conf;
-
+    {{ end }}
     {{ if $all.Cfg.EnableOWASPCoreRules }}
     modsecurity_rules_file /etc/nginx/owasp-modsecurity-crs/nginx-modsecurity.conf;
     {{ end }}