diff --git a/templates/vhost.conf.j2 b/templates/vhost.conf.j2
index 334aa2e..9ff70db 100644
--- a/templates/vhost.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/vhost.conf.j2
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 {% endfor %}{% endif %}
 
 
-{% if item.docroot %}  ## Vhost docroot
+{% if item.docroot is defined %}  ## Vhost docroot
   DocumentRoot "{{ item.docroot | default("/var/www/{{ item.vhostname }}") }}/"
 
   ## Directories, there should at least be a declaration for {{ item.docroot | default('/var/www/{{ item.vhostname }}') }}/