diff --git a/manifests/resource/location.pp b/manifests/resource/location.pp
index 7a32514ba..22aab1bc0 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/location.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/location.pp
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@
     $tmpFile=md5("${vhost_sanitized}-${priority}-${location_sanitized}")
 
     concat::fragment { $tmpFile:
+      ensure  => $ensure_real,
       target  => $config_file,
       content => join([
         template('nginx/vhost/location_header.erb'),
@@ -396,6 +397,7 @@
 
     $sslTmpFile=md5("${vhost_sanitized}-${ssl_priority}-${location_sanitized}-ssl")
     concat::fragment { $sslTmpFile:
+      ensure  => $ensure_real,
       target  => $config_file,
       content => join([
         template('nginx/vhost/location_header.erb'),