diff --git a/templates/vhosts.conf.j2 b/templates/vhosts.conf.j2
index b5307b9..f0af79f 100644
--- a/templates/vhosts.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/vhosts.conf.j2
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   <Directory "{{ vhost.documentroot }}">
     AllowOverride {{ vhost.allow_override | default(apache_allow_override) }}
     Options {{ vhost.options | default(apache_options) }}
+    DirectoryIndex {{ vhost.directory_index | default(apache_directory_index) }}
 {% if apache_vhosts_version == "2.2" %}
     Order allow,deny
     Allow from all