diff --git a/data/hooks/conf_regen/15-nginx b/data/hooks/conf_regen/15-nginx
index 03c769b69..a3bc8a7c5 100755
--- a/data/hooks/conf_regen/15-nginx
+++ b/data/hooks/conf_regen/15-nginx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ do_post_regen() {
   done
 
   # Reload nginx configuration
-  sudo service nginx reload
+  pgrep nginx && sudo service nginx reload
 }
 
 FORCE=${2:-0}