diff --git a/bundles/nginx/items.py b/bundles/nginx/items.py
index 88852e0..eb59250 100644
--- a/bundles/nginx/items.py
+++ b/bundles/nginx/items.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ directories = {
 
 files = {
     '/etc/logrotate.d/nginx': {
+        'content_type': 'mako',
         'source': 'logrotate.conf',
     },
     '/etc/nginx/nginx.conf': {