diff --git a/nginx.tmpl b/nginx.tmpl
index 389683c..93d57b5 100644
--- a/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/nginx.tmpl
@@ -74,10 +74,7 @@ server {
 
 upstream {{ $host }} {
 {{ range $container := $containers }}
-	{{ $weight := 1 }}
-	{{ if $container.Env.VIRTUAL_WEIGHT }}
-		{{ $weight := $container.Env.VIRTUAL_WEIGHT }}
-	{{end }}
+	{{ $weight := or ($container.Env.VIRTUAL_WEIGHT) "1" }}
 	{{ $addrLen := len $container.Addresses }}
 	{{/* If only 1 port exposed, use that */}}
 	{{ if eq $addrLen 1 }}