diff --git a/templates/vhost.conf.j2 b/templates/vhost.conf.j2
index 8366ef4..4c6bebe 100644
--- a/templates/vhost.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/vhost.conf.j2
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
     ServerAlias {% for alias in item.server_aliases %}{{ alias }} {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 
-  ## Directories, there should at least be a declaration for {{ item.docroot }}/
-  <Directory "{{ item.docroot }}/">
+  ## Directories, there should at least be a declaration for {{ item.docroot | default('/var/www/{{ item.vhostname }}') }}/
+  <Directory "{{ item.docroot | default('/var/www/{{ item.vhostname }}') }}/">
     Options +FollowSymlinks
     AllowOverride All
   </Directory>
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
 
 
 {% if item.docroot %}  ## Vhost docroot
-  DocumentRoot "{{ item.docroot|default("/var/www/{{ item.vhostname }}") }}/"
+  DocumentRoot "{{ item.docroot | default("/var/www/{{ item.vhostname }}") }}/"
 
   ## Directories, there should at least be a declaration for {{ item.docroot }}/
 
-  <Directory "{{ item.docroot }}/">
+  <Directory "{{ item.docroot | default('/var/www/{{ item.vhostname }}') }}/">
 {% if item.root_options is defined %}
     Options {% for option in item.root_options %}{{ option }} {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}