diff --git a/tasks/vhost.yml b/tasks/vhost.yml
index 8308510..0430775 100644
--- a/tasks/vhost.yml
+++ b/tasks/vhost.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   file: path={{ nginx_root }}/{{ item.name }} state=directory recurse=yes owner=www-data group=www-data mode=0755
   file: path={{ nginx_root }}/{{ item.name }}/public state=directory recurse=yes owner=www-data group=www-data mode=0755
   with_items: nginx_vhosts
+  when: item.root is not defined
 
 - name: TEMPLATE | Create vhosts
   template: src=etc/nginx/sites-available/{{ item.template }}.j2 dest=/etc/nginx/sites-available/{{ item.name }}