diff --git a/templates/vhosts-2.2.conf.j2 b/templates/vhosts-2.2.conf.j2
index 3368d65..4f922f4 100644
--- a/templates/vhosts-2.2.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/vhosts-2.2.conf.j2
@@ -7,17 +7,21 @@
 {% if vhost.serveralias is defined %}
   ServerAlias {{ vhost.serveralias }}
 {% endif %}
+{% if vhost.documentroot is defined %}
   DocumentRoot {{ vhost.documentroot }}
+{% endif %}
 
 {% if vhost.serveradmin is defined %}
   ServerAdmin {{ vhost.serveradmin }}
 {% endif %}
+{% if vhost.documentroot is defined %}
   <Directory "{{ vhost.documentroot }}">
     AllowOverride All
     Options -Indexes FollowSymLinks
     Order allow,deny
     Allow from all
   </Directory>
+{% endif %}
 {% if vhost.extra_parameters is defined %}
   {{ vhost.extra_parameters }}
 {% endif %}
@@ -32,7 +36,9 @@
 {% if vhost.serveralias is defined %}
   ServerAlias {{ vhost.serveralias }}
 {% endif %}
+{% if vhost.documentroot is defined %}
   DocumentRoot {{ vhost.documentroot }}
+{% endif %}
 
   SSLEngine on
   SSLCipherSuite {{ apache_ssl_cipher_suite }}
@@ -47,12 +53,14 @@
 {% if vhost.serveradmin is defined %}
   ServerAdmin {{ vhost.serveradmin }}
 {% endif %}
+{% if vhost.documentroot is defined %}
   <Directory "{{ vhost.documentroot }}">
     AllowOverride All
     Options -Indexes FollowSymLinks
     Order allow,deny
     Allow from all
   </Directory>
+{% endif %}
 {% if vhost.extra_parameters is defined %}
   {{ vhost.extra_parameters }}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/templates/vhosts-2.4.conf.j2 b/templates/vhosts-2.4.conf.j2
index 3151a59..fe1b3b8 100644
--- a/templates/vhosts-2.4.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/vhosts-2.4.conf.j2
@@ -7,16 +7,20 @@
 {% if vhost.serveralias is defined %}
   ServerAlias {{ vhost.serveralias }}
 {% endif %}
+{% if vhost.documentroot is defined %}
   DocumentRoot {{ vhost.documentroot }}
+{% endif %}
 
 {% if vhost.serveradmin is defined %}
   ServerAdmin {{ vhost.serveradmin }}
 {% endif %}
+{% if vhost.documentroot is defined %}
   <Directory "{{ vhost.documentroot }}">
     AllowOverride All
     Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
     Require all granted
   </Directory>
+{% endif %}
 {% if vhost.extra_parameters is defined %}
   {{ vhost.extra_parameters }}
 {% endif %}
@@ -31,7 +35,9 @@
 {% if vhost.serveralias is defined %}
   ServerAlias {{ vhost.serveralias }}
 {% endif %}
+{% if vhost.documentroot is defined %}
   DocumentRoot {{ vhost.documentroot }}
+{% endif %}
 
   SSLEngine on
   SSLCipherSuite {{ apache_ssl_cipher_suite }}
@@ -47,11 +53,13 @@
 {% if vhost.serveradmin is defined %}
   ServerAdmin {{ vhost.serveradmin }}
 {% endif %}
+{% if vhost.documentroot is defined %}
   <Directory "{{ vhost.documentroot }}">
     AllowOverride All
     Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
     Require all granted
   </Directory>
+{% endif %}
 {% if vhost.extra_parameters is defined %}
   {{ vhost.extra_parameters }}
 {% endif %}