diff --git a/roles/nginx/tasks/install.yml b/roles/nginx/tasks/install.yml
index ff909b193..020a3881c 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/nginx/tasks/install.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
   file:
     path: /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
     state: absent
+  when: not is_guest
 
 - name: 'Install 3 (of 5) files from template: /etc/nginx/server.conf, /etc/nginx/nginx.conf, /etc/nginx/mime.types'
   template: