diff --git a/roles/wsgi_website/templates/nginx_site.j2 b/roles/wsgi_website/templates/nginx_site.j2
index dbc13bc3e954b107d751bf3f6bc1d248a1123480..fa96494fceba87997bb257b2019d6ecfc9fd1dde 100644
--- a/roles/wsgi_website/templates/nginx_site.j2
+++ b/roles/wsgi_website/templates/nginx_site.j2
@@ -5,17 +5,21 @@ server {
 
     server_name {{ fqdn }};
 
+    {% if rewrites -%}
     # Site rewrites.
     {% for rewrite in rewrites -%}
     rewrite {{ rewrite }};
-    {% endfor %}
+    {% endfor -%}
+    {% endif %}
 
+    {% if static_locations -%}
     # Static locations
     {% for location in static_locations -%}
     location {{ location }} {
         try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
     }
-    {% endfor %}
+    {% endfor -%}
+    {% endif %}
 
     # Pass remaining requests to the WSGI server.
     location / {