diff --git a/nginx/map.jinja b/nginx/map.jinja
index 18766d0..c273349 100644
--- a/nginx/map.jinja
+++ b/nginx/map.jinja
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
             'makedirs': True,
         },
         'managed': {},
+        'purge_servers_config': False,
     },
     'passenger': {
         'passenger_root': '/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/phusion_passenger/locations.ini',
diff --git a/nginx/servers_config.sls b/nginx/servers_config.sls
index 3d0d38c..66dd7d7 100644
--- a/nginx/servers_config.sls
+++ b/nginx/servers_config.sls
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ nginx_server_enabled_dir:
   file.directory:
     {{ sls_block(nginx.servers.dir_opts) }}
     - name: {{ nginx.lookup.server_enabled }}
+    - clean: {{ nginx.servers.purge_servers_config }}
 
 # If enabled and available are not the same, create available
 {% if nginx.lookup.server_enabled != nginx.lookup.server_available -%}
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ nginx_server_available_dir:
   file.directory:
     {{ sls_block(nginx.servers.dir_opts) }}
     - name: {{ nginx.lookup.server_available }}
+    - clean: {{ nginx.servers.purge_servers_config }}
 {%- endif %}
 
 # Manage the actual server files
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index dfd8ee7..3654979 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ nginx:
     # partially exposes file.directory params for site available/enabled and
     # snippets dirs
     dir_opts: {}
+    # let the choice to purge site-available and site-enable folders before add new ones
+    # (if True it removes all non-salt-managed files)
+    purge_servers_config: false
 
 
     #####################