diff --git a/nginx/ng/certificates.sls b/nginx/ng/certificates.sls
index db3e05a..8fdc54f 100644
--- a/nginx/ng/certificates.sls
+++ b/nginx/ng/certificates.sls
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 include:
   - nginx.ng.service
 
+{% set certificates_path = salt['pillar.get']('nginx:ng:certificates_path', '/etc/nginx/ssl') %}
 {%- for domain in salt['pillar.get']('nginx:ng:certificates', {}).keys() %}
 
 nginx_{{ domain }}_ssl_certificate:
   file.managed:
-    - name: /etc/nginx/ssl/{{ domain }}.crt
+    - name: {{ certificates_path }}/{{ domain }}.crt
     - makedirs: True
     - contents_pillar: nginx:ng:certificates:{{ domain }}:public_cert
     - watch_in:
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ nginx_{{ domain }}_ssl_certificate:
 {% if salt['pillar.get']("nginx:ng:certificates:{}:private_key".format(domain)) %}
 nginx_{{ domain }}_ssl_key:
   file.managed:
-    - name: /etc/nginx/ssl/{{ domain }}.key
+    - name: {{ certificates_path }}/{{ domain }}.key
     - mode: 600
     - makedirs: True
     - contents_pillar: nginx:ng:certificates:{{ domain }}:private_key
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 0f229f4..3c63029 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ nginx:
           #    }
           # }         
 
+    certificates_path: '/etc/nginx/ssl'  # Use this if you need to deploy below certificates in a custom path.
     # If you're doing SSL termination, you can deploy certificates this way.
     # The private one(s) should go in a separate pillar file not in version
     # control (or use encrypted pillar data).