diff --git a/group_vars/all/vars.yml b/group_vars/all/vars.yml
index b8db4f1..2f57954 100644
--- a/group_vars/all/vars.yml
+++ b/group_vars/all/vars.yml
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ global_log_directory: "/var/log"
 global_nfs_port: "2049" # for version 4
 global_nfs_directory: "{{ global_webservers_directory }}/nfs"
 
+global_nginx_service_name: "nginx.service"
+
 global_pamd: "/etc/pam.d"
 
 global_redis_configuration_directory: "/etc/redis"
diff --git a/roles/acme/certificate/defaults/main.yml b/roles/acme/certificate/defaults/main.yml
index d4d688d..fd503d3 100644
--- a/roles/acme/certificate/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/acme/certificate/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ acme_certificate_prefix: "{{ acme_certificates_directory }}/{{ domain }}"
 acme_certificate_location: "{{ acme_certificate_prefix }}.crt"
 acme_key_location: "{{ acme_certificate_prefix }}.key"
 
-reload_command: "systemctl reload nginx"
+reload_command: "systemctl reload {{ global_nginx_service_name }}"
diff --git a/roles/nginx/application/handlers/main.yml b/roles/nginx/application/handlers/main.yml
index 21732df..9c3b17c 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/application/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nginx/application/handlers/main.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 - name: reload nginx
   systemd:
     enabled: yes
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ global_nginx_service_name }}"
     state: reloaded
 
 - name: restart nginx
   systemd:
     enabled: yes
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ global_nginx_service_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/nginx/application/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nginx/application/tasks/main.yml
index d941de2..0dd22a7 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/application/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nginx/application/tasks/main.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 - name: Enable nginx service
   systemd:
     enabled: yes
-    name: nginx
+    name: "{{ global_nginx_service_name }}"
 
 - name: Configure nginx
   template: