diff --git a/templates/vhost/_ssl.erb b/templates/vhost/_ssl.erb
index 70213f48c..516992558 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/_ssl.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/_ssl.erb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <%- if @ssl_chain -%>
   SSLCertificateChainFile "<%= @ssl_chain %>"
   <%- end -%>
-  <%- if @ssl_certs_dir -%>
+  <%- if @ssl_certs_dir && @ssl_certs_dir != '' -%>
   SSLCACertificatePath    "<%= @ssl_certs_dir %>"
   <%- end -%>
   <%- if @ssl_ca -%>