diff --git a/server/plugins-available/nginx_plugin.inc.php b/server/plugins-available/nginx_plugin.inc.php
index dc166388d253cd4b318068cd54785824b007128a..6d635520aa8da3ca7925261bdb7db14158437acf 100644
--- a/server/plugins-available/nginx_plugin.inc.php
+++ b/server/plugins-available/nginx_plugin.inc.php
@@ -1147,28 +1147,7 @@ class nginx_plugin {
 		}
 		*/
 		
-		//* Create the domain.auth file which is included in the vhost configuration file
-		$app->uses('getconf');
-		$web_config = $app->getconf->get_server_config($conf['server_id'], 'web');
-		$basic_auth_file = escapeshellcmd($web_config['nginx_vhost_conf_dir'].'/'.$website['domain'].'.auth');
-		$app->load('tpl');
-		$tpl = new tpl();
-		$tpl->newTemplate('nginx_http_authentication.auth.master');
-		$website_auth_locations = $app->db->queryAllRecords("SELECT * FROM web_folder WHERE active = 'y' AND parent_domain_id = ".intval($website['domain_id']));
-		$basic_auth_locations = array();
-		if(is_array($website_auth_locations) && !empty($website_auth_locations)){
-			foreach($website_auth_locations as $website_auth_location){
-				if(substr($website_auth_location['path'],0,1) == '/') $website_auth_location['path'] = substr($website_auth_location['path'],1);
-				if(substr($website_auth_location['path'],-1) == '/') $website_auth_location['path'] = substr($website_auth_location['path'],0,-1);
-				$basic_auth_locations[] = array('htpasswd_location' => $website_auth_location['path'],
-												'htpasswd_path' => $website['document_root'].'/web/'.$website_auth_location['path']);
-			}
-		}
-		$tpl->setLoop('basic_auth_locations', $basic_auth_locations);
-		file_put_contents($basic_auth_file,$tpl->grab());
-		$app->log('Writing the http basic authentication file: '.$basic_auth_file,LOGLEVEL_DEBUG);
-		unset($tpl);
-		$app->services->restartServiceDelayed('httpd','reload');
+		$this->_create_web_folder_auth_configuration($website);
 	}
 	
 	//* Remove .htpasswd file, when folder protection is removed
@@ -1203,28 +1182,7 @@ class nginx_plugin {
 			$app->log('Removed file '.$folder_path.'.htpasswd',LOGLEVEL_DEBUG);
 		}
 		
-		//* Create the domain.auth file which is included in the vhost configuration file
-		$app->uses('getconf');
-		$web_config = $app->getconf->get_server_config($conf['server_id'], 'web');
-		$basic_auth_file = escapeshellcmd($web_config['nginx_vhost_conf_dir'].'/'.$website['domain'].'.auth');
-		$app->load('tpl');
-		$tpl = new tpl();
-		$tpl->newTemplate('nginx_http_authentication.auth.master');
-		$website_auth_locations = $app->db->queryAllRecords("SELECT * FROM web_folder WHERE active = 'y' AND parent_domain_id = ".intval($website['domain_id']));
-		$basic_auth_locations = array();
-		if(is_array($website_auth_locations) && !empty($website_auth_locations)){
-			foreach($website_auth_locations as $website_auth_location){
-				if(substr($website_auth_location['path'],0,1) == '/') $website_auth_location['path'] = substr($website_auth_location['path'],1);
-				if(substr($website_auth_location['path'],-1) == '/') $website_auth_location['path'] = substr($website_auth_location['path'],0,-1);
-				$basic_auth_locations[] = array('htpasswd_location' => $website_auth_location['path'],
-												'htpasswd_path' => $website['document_root'].'/web/'.$website_auth_location['path']);
-			}
-		}
-		$tpl->setLoop('basic_auth_locations', $basic_auth_locations);
-		file_put_contents($basic_auth_file,$tpl->grab());
-		$app->log('Writing the http basic authentication file: '.$basic_auth_file,LOGLEVEL_DEBUG);
-		unset($tpl);
-		$app->services->restartServiceDelayed('httpd','reload');
+		$this->_create_web_folder_auth_configuration($website);
 	}
 	
 	//* Update folder protection, when path has been changed
@@ -1283,6 +1241,11 @@ class nginx_plugin {
 		
 		}
 
+		$this->_create_web_folder_auth_configuration($website);
+	}
+	
+	function _create_web_folder_auth_configuration($website){
+		global $app, $conf;
 		//* Create the domain.auth file which is included in the vhost configuration file
 		$app->uses('getconf');
 		$web_config = $app->getconf->get_server_config($conf['server_id'], 'web');
@@ -1304,7 +1267,7 @@ class nginx_plugin {
 		file_put_contents($basic_auth_file,$tpl->grab());
 		$app->log('Writing the http basic authentication file: '.$basic_auth_file,LOGLEVEL_DEBUG);
 		unset($tpl);
-		$app->services->restartServiceDelayed('httpd','reload');		
+		$app->services->restartServiceDelayed('httpd','reload');
 	}
 	
 	//* Update the awstats configuration file