diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6283117..f790f83 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ nginx_http_template:
     root: /usr/share/nginx/html
     https_redirect: false
     autoindex: false
+    auth_basic: null
+    auth_basic_user_file: null
     #auth_request: /auth
     ssl:
       cert: /etc/ssl/certs/default.crt
@@ -346,7 +348,7 @@ nginx_http_template:
           html_file_name: index.html
           autoindex: false
           auth_basic: null
-          auth_basic_file: null
+          auth_basic_user_file: null
           #auth_req: /auth
           #returns:
             #return302:
@@ -432,7 +434,7 @@ nginx_http_template:
           proxy_redirect: false
           websocket: false
           auth_basic: null
-          auth_basic_file: null
+          auth_basic_user_file: null
           #auth_req: /auth
           #returns:
             #return302:
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index ea0d2e7..2035bc5 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ nginx_http_template:
     root: /usr/share/nginx/html
     https_redirect: false
     autoindex: false
+    auth_basic: null
+    auth_basic_user_file: null
     try_files: $uri $uri/index.html $uri.html =404
     #auth_request: /auth
     ssl:
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ nginx_http_template:
           html_file_name: index.html
           autoindex: false
           auth_basic: null
-          auth_basic_file: null
+          auth_basic_user_file: null
           try_files: $uri $uri/index.html $uri.html =404
           #auth_request: /auth
           #returns:
@@ -273,7 +275,7 @@ nginx_http_template:
             - Cache-Control
           websocket: false
           auth_basic: null
-          auth_basic_file: null
+          auth_basic_user_file: null
           try_files: $uri $uri/index.html $uri.html =404
           #auth_req: /auth
           #returns:
diff --git a/templates/http/default.conf.j2 b/templates/http/default.conf.j2
index e349bf6..0781501 100644
--- a/templates/http/default.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/http/default.conf.j2
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ server {
     listen {{ item.value.port }};
 {% endif %}
     server_name {{ item.value.server_name }};
+{% if item.value.auth_basic is defined and item.value.auth_basic %}
+    auth_basic "{{ item.value.auth_basic }}";
+{% endif %}
+{% if item.value.auth_basic_user_file is defined and item.value.auth_basic_user_file %}
+    auth_basic_user_file {{ item.value.auth_basic_user_file }};
+{% endif %}
 {% if item.value.root is defined and item.value.root %}
     root {{ item.value.root }};
 {% endif %}
@@ -102,8 +108,8 @@ server {
 {% if item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].auth_basic is defined and item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].auth_basic %}
         auth_basic "{{ item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].auth_basic }}";
 {% endif %}
-{% if item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].auth_basic_file is defined and item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].auth_basic_file %}
-        auth_basic_user_file {{ item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].auth_basic_file }};
+{% if item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].auth_basic_user_file is defined and item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].auth_basic_user_file %}
+        auth_basic_user_file {{ item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].auth_basic_user_file }};
 {% endif %}
 {% if item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].returns is defined %}
 {% for code in item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].returns %}
@@ -229,8 +235,8 @@ server {
 {% if item.value.web_server.locations[location].auth_basic is defined and item.value.web_server.locations[location].auth_basic %}
         auth_basic "{{ item.value.web_server.locations[location].auth_basic }}";
 {% endif %}
-{% if item.value.web_server.locations[location].auth_basic_file is defined and item.value.web_server.locations[location].auth_basic_file %}
-        auth_basic_user_file {{ item.value.web_server.locations[location].auth_basic_file }};
+{% if item.value.web_server.locations[location].auth_basic_user_file is defined and item.value.web_server.locations[location].auth_basic_user_file %}
+        auth_basic_user_file {{ item.value.web_server.locations[location].auth_basic_user_file }};
 {% endif %}
 {% if item.value.web_server.locations[location].auth_request is defined %}
         auth_request {{ item.value.web_server.locations[location].auth_request }};