diff --git a/manifests/hostmaster.pp b/manifests/hostmaster.pp
index 4fca39e..2f71716 100644
--- a/manifests/hostmaster.pp
+++ b/manifests/hostmaster.pp
@@ -67,12 +67,20 @@ class aegir::hostmaster (
         'before' => Package['aegir'],
       }
     )
+    $install_options = join($nginx_packages)
   }
+  else {
+    $install_options = ''
+  }
+  # Pass in extra packages through install options for nginx support.
+  # Even with aegir/webserver set in preconfig, apt-get tries to install
+  # with phpX (not fpm).
   package { 'aegir':
-    ensure       => 'installed',
-    name         => $package_name,
-    responsefile => '/etc/dpkg/aegir.response',
-    require      => [
+    ensure          => 'installed',
+    name            => $package_name,
+    responsefile    => '/etc/dpkg/aegir.response',
+    install_options => $install_options,
+    require         => [
       Apt::Source['aegir'],
       Class['apt::update'],
       File['/etc/dpkg/aegir.response']