diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.ssl.template b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.ssl.template
index 2790c90cf..ddb0724b0 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.ssl.template
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.ssl.template
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ server {
     }
     
     # Federation
-    include ./gradido-federation.conf
+    $FEDERATION_NGINX_CONF
 
     # TODO this could be a performance optimization
     #location /vue {
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.template b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.template
index 378f9eee9..42a5a1851 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.template
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.template
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ server {
     }
 
     # Federation
-    include ./gradido-federation.conf
+    $FEDERATION_NGINX_CONF
 
     # TODO this could be a performance optimization
     #location /vue {