diff --git a/bundles/nginx/metadata.py b/bundles/nginx/metadata.py
index f802ea7..ce949ab 100644
--- a/bundles/nginx/metadata.py
+++ b/bundles/nginx/metadata.py
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ defaults = {
     'nginx': {
         'worker_connections': 768,
     },
+    'monit': {
+        'services': {
+            'nginx': {
+                'bin': '/usr/sbin/nginx',
+            },
+        },
+    },
 }