diff --git a/templates/nginx.conf.j2 b/templates/nginx.conf.j2
index 7cdec60..8df1c78 100644
--- a/templates/nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nginx.conf.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 user  {{ nginx_user }};
 
 error_log  {{ nginx_error_log }};
+{% if nginx_pidfile is defined %}
 pid        {{ nginx_pidfile }};
+{% endif %}
 
 {% block worker %}
 worker_processes  {{ nginx_worker_processes }};
diff --git a/vars/Archlinux.yml b/vars/Archlinux.yml
index 593e100..b3948d7 100644
--- a/vars/Archlinux.yml
+++ b/vars/Archlinux.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ root_group: root
 nginx_conf_path: /etc/nginx/conf.d
 nginx_conf_file_path: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
 nginx_mime_file_path: /etc/nginx/mime.types
-nginx_pidfile: /run/nginx.pid
 nginx_vhost_path: /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
 nginx_default_vhost_path: /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
 __nginx_user: "http"