diff --git a/cookbooks/nginx/recipes/default.rb b/cookbooks/nginx/recipes/default.rb
index 2b5d8e61..56ce9488 100644
--- a/cookbooks/nginx/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/nginx/recipes/default.rb
@@ -414,4 +414,5 @@
   provider Chef::Provider::Service::Systemd
   supports :status => true, :restart => true, :reload => true
   action [:start, :enable]
+  only_if { ['solo','app', 'app_master'].include?(node['dna']['instance_role']) }
 end