diff --git a/salt/nginx/config.map.jinja b/salt/nginx/config.map.jinja
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+{% import_yaml 'nginx/defaults.yaml' as NGDEFAULTS %}
+
+{% set NGMERGED = salt['pillar.get']('nginx', NGDEFAULTS.nginx, merge=True) %}