diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5277e978..353d5280 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ The **patch** part changes incrementally at each release.
 * packweb-apache: Don't turn on mod-evasive emails by default
 * haproxy: chroot and socket path are configurable
 * haproxy: adapt backports installed package list to distibution
+* nginx: read server-status values before changing the config
 * redis: create sudoers file if missing
 * redis: new syntax for match filter
 * redis: raise an error is port 6379 is used in "instance" mode
diff --git a/nginx/tasks/main_regular.yml b/nginx/tasks/main_regular.yml
index 45e5ba47..c7989bee 100644
--- a/nginx/tasks/main_regular.yml
+++ b/nginx/tasks/main_regular.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 - include: packages.yml
 
+- include: server_status_read.yml
+  tags:
+    - nginx
+
 # TODO: find a way to override the main configuration
 # without touching the main file
 
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@
   tags:
     - nginx
 
-- include: server_status.yml
+- include: server_status_write.yml
   tags:
     - nginx
 
diff --git a/nginx/tasks/server_status.yml b/nginx/tasks/server_status_read.yml
similarity index 62%
rename from nginx/tasks/server_status.yml
rename to nginx/tasks/server_status_read.yml
index 14bb3fe5..570febf9 100644
--- a/nginx/tasks/server_status.yml
+++ b/nginx/tasks/server_status_read.yml
@@ -34,22 +34,3 @@
 - debug:
     var: nginx_serverstatus_suffix
     verbosity: 1
-
-- name: replace server-status suffix in default site index
-  replace:
-    dest: /var/www/index.html
-    regexp: '__SERVERSTATUS_SUFFIX__'
-    replace: "{{ nginx_serverstatus_suffix }}"
-
-- name: add server-status suffix in default site index if missing
-  replace:
-    dest: /var/www/index.html
-    regexp: '"/nginx_status-?"'
-    replace: '"/nginx_status-{{ nginx_serverstatus_suffix }}"'
-
-- name: add server-status suffix in default VHost
-  replace:
-    dest: /etc/nginx/sites-available/evolinux-default.conf
-    regexp: 'location /nginx_status-? {'
-    replace: 'location /nginx_status-{{ nginx_serverstatus_suffix }} {'
-  notify: reload nginx
diff --git a/nginx/tasks/server_status_write.yml b/nginx/tasks/server_status_write.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0b069db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx/tasks/server_status_write.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+
+- name: replace server-status suffix in default site index
+  replace:
+    dest: /var/www/index.html
+    regexp: '__SERVERSTATUS_SUFFIX__'
+    replace: "{{ nginx_serverstatus_suffix }}"
+
+- name: add server-status suffix in default site index if missing
+  replace:
+    dest: /var/www/index.html
+    regexp: '"/nginx_status-?"'
+    replace: '"/nginx_status-{{ nginx_serverstatus_suffix }}"'
+
+- name: add server-status suffix in default VHost
+  replace:
+    dest: /etc/nginx/sites-available/evolinux-default.conf
+    regexp: 'location /nginx_status-? {'
+    replace: 'location /nginx_status-{{ nginx_serverstatus_suffix }} {'
+  notify: reload nginx