diff --git a/nginx/ng/vhosts_config.sls b/nginx/ng/vhosts_config.sls
index 8693fea..fe806a1 100644
--- a/nginx/ng/vhosts_config.sls
+++ b/nginx/ng/vhosts_config.sls
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 # Gets the path of a particular vhost
 {% macro vhost_path(vhost, state) -%}
   {%- if state == True -%}
-    {{ path_join(vhost, nginx.vhosts.managed.get(vhost).get('dir', nginx.lookup.vhost_enabled)) }}
+    {{ path_join(vhost, nginx.vhosts.managed.get(vhost).get('enabled_dir', nginx.lookup.vhost_enabled)) }}
   {%- elif state == False -%}
-    {{ path_join(disabled_name(vhost), nginx.vhosts.managed.get(vhost).get('dir', nginx.lookup.vhost_available)) }}
+    {{ path_join(disabled_name(vhost), nginx.vhosts.managed.get(vhost).get('available_dir', nginx.lookup.vhost_available)) }}
   {%- else -%}
-    {{ path_join(vhost, nginx.vhosts.managed.get(vhost).get('dir', nginx.lookup.vhost_available)) }}
+    {{ path_join(vhost, nginx.vhosts.managed.get(vhost).get('available_dir', nginx.lookup.vhost_available)) }}
   {%- endif -%}
 {%- endmacro %}
 
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index c9d810a..384028e 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ nginx:
       managed:
         mysite: # relative pathname of the vhost file
           # may be True, False, or None where True is enabled, False, disabled, and None indicates no action
-          dir: /tmp # an alternate directory (not sites-available) where this vhost may be found
+          available_dir: /tmp # an alternate directory (not sites-available) where this vhost may be found
           disabled_name: mysite.aint_on # an alternative disabled name to be use when not symlinking
           enabled: True