diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 48c28d5f52d3a73c217a2b26f55939e365032f1f..f47dee4d32047269b1a53703e528a31e543fc23b 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ php_fpm_www_pool_config:
     pm.status_path: /status.php
     ping.path: /ping.php
     chdir: /
-    chroot: '{{ php_fpm_chroot[ansible_os_family]|default(None) }}'
+    chroot: '{{ php_fpm_chroot[ansible_os_family]|default("") }}'
diff --git a/templates/php-fpm/pools/www.conf b/templates/php-fpm/pools/www.conf
index 4ae02801a287e10178d2d819398525a6b2c81940..8ca878961833705445a0dd2700214fd0dbb31ba8 100644
--- a/templates/php-fpm/pools/www.conf
+++ b/templates/php-fpm/pools/www.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [www]
-{% for key, value in php_fpm_www_pool_config.iteritems() if not value == None %}
+{% for key, value in php_fpm_www_pool_config.iteritems() if not value == '' %}
 {{ key }} = {{ value }}
 {% endfor %}