diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
index 3600965e0..079774ad0 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ case "$1" in
       shopt -u nullglob
     fi
 
+    DOKKU_APP_CONTAINER_ID=$(< "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/CONTAINER")
+    docker cp "$DOKKU_APP_CONTAINER_ID:/app/nginx.conf" "$APP_NGINX_TEMPLATE" 2> /dev/null || true
+
     [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/ENV" ]] && source $DOKKU_ROOT/ENV
     [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/ENV" ]] && source $DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/ENV
     [[ -f "$APP_NGINX_TEMPLATE" ]] && NGINX_TEMPLATE="$APP_NGINX_TEMPLATE" && NGINX_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE="true" && dokku_log_info1 'Overriding default nginx.conf with detected nginx.conf.template'