diff --git a/templates/conf.d/geoip.conf b/templates/conf.d/geoip.conf
index cbcfa0c..7b3adbc 100644
--- a/templates/conf.d/geoip.conf
+++ b/templates/conf.d/geoip.conf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ geoip_city {{ nginx__geoip_city }};
 {% for geoip2 in nginx__geoip2 %}
 
 geoip2 {{ geoip2.file }} {
-{% if geoip2.auto_reload %}
+{% if geoip2.auto_reload | default(False) %}
   auto_reload {{ geoip2.auto_reload }};
 {% endif %}
 {% for map in geoip2.maps %}