diff --git a/nginx/config.sls b/nginx/config.sls
index 3cd00b59..b3ea331e 100644
--- a/nginx/config.sls
+++ b/nginx/config.sls
@@ -27,7 +27,5 @@ nginx_config:
           )
       }}
     - template: jinja
-{% if 'source_path' not in nginx.server.config %}
     - context:
-        config: {{ nginx.server.config|json(sort_keys=False) }}
-{% endif %}
+        config: {{ nginx.server.get('config', {})|json(sort_keys=False) }}
diff --git a/nginx/servers_config.sls b/nginx/servers_config.sls
index 6652d64a..2c3373b5 100644
--- a/nginx/servers_config.sls
+++ b/nginx/servers_config.sls
@@ -129,11 +129,9 @@ nginx_server_available_dir:
       - {{ k }}: {{ v }}
         {%- endfor %}
       {%- endif %}
-{% if 'source_path' not in settings.config %}
     - context:
-        config: {{ settings.config|json(sort_keys=False) }}
         nginx: {{ _nginx|json() }}
-{% endif %}
+        config: {{ settings.get('config',{})|json(sort_keys=False) }}
     {% if 'overwrite' in settings and settings.overwrite == False %}
     - unless:
       - test -e {{ server_curpath(server) }}
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 7b610ef1..8ecdcc16 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -119,9 +119,10 @@ nginx:
     ## - - --  - - -- -- - - --- -- - -- - - - -- - - - - -- - - - -- - - - -- - ##
     config:
       include: 'snippets/letsencrypt.conf'
-      # IMPORTANT: This option is mutually exclusive with TOFS and the rest of
-      # the options; if it is found other options (worker_processes: 4 and so
-      # on) are not processed and just upload the file from source
+      # IMPORTANT: This option is mutually exclusive with TOFS.
+      # It uploads the file from source and passes the global `nginx` and the
+      # `config` dictionnary to the template.
+      # `jinja` is assumed as template type.
       source_path: salt://path_to_nginx_conf_file/nginx.conf
       worker_processes: 4
       # pass as very first in configuration; otherwise nginx will fail to start
@@ -278,9 +279,14 @@ nginx:
         available_dir: /etc/nginx/sites-available
         enabled_dir: /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
         config:
-          # IMPORTANT: This field is mutually exclusive with TOFS and other
-          # config options, it just uploads the specified file
+          # IMPORTANT: This field is mutually exclusive with TOFS.
+          # It uploads the file from source and passes the global `nginx` and the
+          # `config` dictionnary to the template.
+          # `jinja` is assumed as template type.
           source_path: salt://path-to-site-file/mysite2
+          # Example:
+          port: 80  # is passed as `config.port` to template located at `source_path`
+          custom_key: custom_value
 
       # Below configuration becomes handy if you want to create custom
       # configuration files for example if you want to create