diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 143bfbf..d609aff 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,13 +6,10 @@
       - nginx
   register: nginx_installed
 
-- name: Remove default nginx directory.
-  tags: nginx
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: /etc/nginx
-    state: absent
-  register: nginx_config_cleared
+- name: Backup default nginx config
+  command: mv /etc/nginx /etc/nginx.orig
   when: nginx_installed.changed == true
+  register: nginx_original_config_backup
 
 - name: Clone h5bp nginx config.
   tags: nginx
@@ -21,4 +18,15 @@
     dest: /etc/nginx
     depth: 1
   notify: restart nginx
-  when: nginx_config_cleared.changed == true
+  when: nginx_original_config_backup.changed == true
+
+- name: Copy default fastcgi_params back to h5bp nginx config.
+  command: cp /etc/nginx.orig/fastcgi_params /etc/nginx
+  when: nginx_original_config_backup.changed == true
+
+- name: Remove default nginx directory.
+  tags: nginx
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: /etc/nginx.orig
+    state: absent
+  when: nginx_original_config_backup.changed == true