diff --git a/nginx/templates/nginx-server-ssl.conf.j2 b/nginx/templates/nginx-server-ssl.conf.j2
index f3fb5620..021c7a07 100644
--- a/nginx/templates/nginx-server-ssl.conf.j2
+++ b/nginx/templates/nginx-server-ssl.conf.j2
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ssl_protocols TLSv1.2;
 ssl_ciphers 'ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256';
 {% endif %}
 ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
-{% if ansible_distribution_version | version_compare('14.04', '>=') %}
+{% if ansible_distribution_version is version_compare('14.04', '>=') %}
 ssl_stapling on;
 ssl_stapling_verify on;
 {% if letsencrypt_acme_install is defined and letsencrypt_acme_install %}