diff --git a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
index ef24e4305..1acfe0865 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
 
   $access_log_real = $format_log ? {
     undef   => $access_log_tmp,
-    default => "${access_log_tmp} $format_log",
+    default => "${access_log_tmp} ${format_log}",
   }
 
   $error_log_real = $error_log ? {
@@ -478,11 +478,21 @@
   # Create SSL File Stubs if SSL is enabled
   if ($ssl == true) {
     # Access and error logs are named differently in ssl template
-    $ssl_access_log = $access_log ? {
+
+    # This was a lot to add up in parameter list so add it down here
+    # Also opted to add more logic here and keep template cleaner which
+    # unfortunately means resorting to the $varname_real thing
+    $ssl_access_log_tmp = $access_log ? {
       undef   => "${nginx::params::nx_logdir}/ssl-${name_sanitized}.access.log",
       default => $access_log,
     }
-    $ssl_error_log = $error_log ? {
+
+    $ssl_access_log_real = $format_log ? {
+      undef   => $ssl_access_log_tmp,
+      default => "${ssl_access_log_tmp} ${format_log}",
+    }
+
+    $ssl_error_log_real = $error_log ? {
       undef   => "${nginx::params::nx_logdir}/ssl-${name_sanitized}.error.log",
       default => $error_log,
     }
diff --git a/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_header.erb b/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_header.erb
index b097c3b2b..917518129 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_header.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_header.erb
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ server {
     index <% Array(@index_files).each do |i| %> <%= i %><% end %>;
 <% end -%>
 
-  access_log            <%= @ssl_access_log %>;
-  error_log             <%= @ssl_error_log %>;
+  access_log            <%= @ssl_access_log_real %>;
+  error_log             <%= @ssl_error_log_real %>;
   
 <% if @vhost_cfg_prepend -%><% @vhost_cfg_prepend.sort_by{ |k, v| k.to_s == 'allow' ? '' : k.to_s }.each do |key,value| -%>
 <% if value.is_a?(Hash) -%><% value.each do |subkey,subvalue| -%>