diff --git a/templates/environment.j2 b/templates/environment.j2
index 37f7bc76..75f706ce 100644
--- a/templates/environment.j2
+++ b/templates/environment.j2
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
 PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"
-{% if global_environment_variables %}
+{% if global_environment_variables is defined %}
 {% for key, value in global_environment_variables.iteritems() %}
 {% if value %}
 {{ key }}={{ value }}
 {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
-{% endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% endif %}