diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 2de6ac5ed..4c1102ef0 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
   $gzip_types                     = undef,
   $gzip_vary                      = 'off',
   $http_cfg_prepend               = false,
-  $http_cfg_append                = false,
+  $http_cfg_append                = undef,
   $http_tcp_nodelay               = 'on',
   $http_tcp_nopush                = 'off',
   $keepalive_timeout              = '65',
@@ -242,12 +242,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  if ($http_cfg_append != false) {
-    if !(is_hash($http_cfg_append) or is_array($http_cfg_append)) {
-      fail('$http_cfg_append must be either a hash or array')
-    }
-  }
-
   if ($nginx_cfg_prepend != false) {
     if !(is_hash($nginx_cfg_prepend) or is_array($nginx_cfg_prepend)) {
       fail('$nginx_cfg_prepend must be either a hash or array')