diff --git a/www/nginx/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Nginx/streams.conf b/www/nginx/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Nginx/streams.conf
index aa4342a27..a5c991570 100644
--- a/www/nginx/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Nginx/streams.conf
+++ b/www/nginx/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Nginx/streams.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
     # UPSTREAM SERVERS
 {% for upstream in helpers.toList('OPNsense.Nginx.upstream') %}
     upstream upstream{{ upstream['@uuid'].replace('-','') }} {
-        hash $remote_addr consistent;
+{%   if upstream.load_balancing_algorithm is defined and upstream.load_balancing_algorithm != '' %}
+{%     if upstream.load_balancing_algorithm == 'ip_hash' %}
+           hash $remote_addr consistent;
+{%     endif %}
+{%   endif %}
 {%   for upstream_serveruuid in upstream.serverentries.split(',') %}
 {%     set upstream_server = helpers.getUUID(upstream_serveruuid) %}
         server {% if ':' in upstream_server.server %}[{% endif %}{{ upstream_server.server }}{% if ':' in upstream_server.server %}]{% endif