diff --git a/data/hooks/conf_regen/15-nginx b/data/hooks/conf_regen/15-nginx
index 60e719743..59654a771 100755
--- a/data/hooks/conf_regen/15-nginx
+++ b/data/hooks/conf_regen/15-nginx
@@ -10,7 +10,25 @@ do_init_regen() {
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  do_pre_regen ""
+  cd /usr/share/yunohost/templates/nginx
+
+  nginx_dir="/etc/nginx"
+  nginx_conf_dir="${nginx_dir}/conf.d"
+  mkdir -p "$nginx_conf_dir"
+
+  # install plain conf files
+  cp plain/* "$nginx_conf_dir"
+
+  # probably run with init: just disable default site, restart NGINX and exit
+  rm -f "${nginx_dir}/sites-enabled/default"
+
+  export compatibility="intermediate"
+  ynh_render_template "yunohost_admin.conf" "${nginx_conf_dir}/yunohost_admin.conf"
+
+  # Restart nginx if conf looks good, otherwise display error and exit unhappy
+  nginx -t 2>/dev/null && service nginx restart || (nginx -t && exit 1)
+
+  exit 0
 }
 
 do_pre_regen() {
@@ -22,16 +40,9 @@ do_pre_regen() {
   nginx_conf_dir="${nginx_dir}/conf.d"
   mkdir -p "$nginx_conf_dir"
 
-  # install plain conf files
+  # install / update plain conf files
   cp plain/* "$nginx_conf_dir"
 
-  # probably run with init: just disable default site, restart NGINX and exit
-  if [[ -z "$pending_dir" ]]; then
-    rm -f "${nginx_dir}/sites-enabled/default"
-    service nginx restart
-    exit 0
-  fi
-
   # retrieve variables
   main_domain=$(cat /etc/yunohost/current_host)
   domain_list=$(sudo yunohost domain list --output-as plain --quiet)
@@ -60,7 +71,8 @@ do_pre_regen() {
       || cp yunohost_local.conf "${domain_conf_dir}/yunohost_local.conf"
 
   done
-  ynh_render_template "plain/yunohost_admin.conf" "${nginx_conf_dir}/yunohost_admin.conf"
+
+  ynh_render_template "yunohost_admin.conf" "${nginx_conf_dir}/yunohost_admin.conf"
 
   # remove old domain conf files
   conf_files=$(ls -1 /etc/nginx/conf.d \
diff --git a/data/templates/nginx/plain/yunohost_admin.conf b/data/templates/nginx/yunohost_admin.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from data/templates/nginx/plain/yunohost_admin.conf
rename to data/templates/nginx/yunohost_admin.conf