diff --git a/src/nginxconfig/generators/conf/nginx.conf.js b/src/nginxconfig/generators/conf/nginx.conf.js
index 648995c..74308a2 100644
--- a/src/nginxconfig/generators/conf/nginx.conf.js
+++ b/src/nginxconfig/generators/conf/nginx.conf.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 THE SOFTWARE.
 */
 
+import { errorLogPathDisabled } from '../../util/logging';
 import sslProfiles from '../../util/ssl_profiles';
 import websiteConf from './website.conf';
 
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ export default (domains, global) => {
         config.http.push(['error_log', global.logging.errorLogPath.computed.trim() +
             ` ${global.logging.errorLogLevel.computed}`]);
     } else {
-        config.http.push(['error_log', '/dev/null']);
+        config.http.push(['error_log', errorLogPathDisabled]);
     }
 
     if (global.security.limitReq.computed) {
diff --git a/src/nginxconfig/templates/domain_sections/logging.vue b/src/nginxconfig/templates/domain_sections/logging.vue
index 8610b22..f0770d6 100644
--- a/src/nginxconfig/templates/domain_sections/logging.vue
+++ b/src/nginxconfig/templates/domain_sections/logging.vue
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 <script>
     import delegatedFromDefaults from '../../util/delegated_from_defaults';
     import computedFromDefaults from '../../util/computed_from_defaults';
-    import { accessLogPathDefault, accessLogParamsDefault, errorLogPathDefault, errorLogLevelDefault, errorLogLevelOptions, errorLogLevelDisabled } from '../../util/logging';
+    import { accessLogPathDefault, accessLogParamsDefault, errorLogPathDefault, errorLogPathDisabled, errorLogLevelDefault, errorLogLevelOptions, errorLogLevelDisabled } from '../../util/logging';
     import PrettyCheck from '../inputs/checkbox';
     import PrettyRadio from '../inputs/radio';
 
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
                     // disable `error_log` path selection if log level is set to `none`
                     if (data.computed === errorLogLevelDisabled) {
                         this.$props.data.errorLogPath.enabled = false;
-                        this.$props.data.errorLogPath.value = '/dev/null';
+                        this.$props.data.errorLogPath.computed = errorLogPathDisabled;
                     } else if (!this.$props.data.errorLogPath.enabled) {
                         this.$props.data.errorLogPath.enabled = true;
-                        this.$props.data.errorLogPath.value = this.$props.data.errorLogPath.default;
+                        this.$props.data.errorLogPath.computed = this.$props.data.errorLogPath.value;
                     }
                 },
                 deep: true,
diff --git a/src/nginxconfig/util/logging.js b/src/nginxconfig/util/logging.js
index 4cd6dff..4709121 100644
--- a/src/nginxconfig/util/logging.js
+++ b/src/nginxconfig/util/logging.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export const accessLogPathDefault = '/var/log/nginx/access.log';
 export const accessLogParamsDefault = 'buffer=512k flush=1m';
 
 export const errorLogPathDefault = '/var/log/nginx/error.log';
+export const errorLogPathDisabled = '/dev/null';
 export const errorLogLevelDefault = 'warn';
 export const errorLogLevelOptions = Object.freeze(['debug', 'info', 'notice', 'warn', 'error', 'crit', 'alert', 'emerg']);
 export const errorLogLevelDisabled = 'none';
diff --git a/src/nginxconfig/util/vue_backwards_compatibility.js b/src/nginxconfig/util/vue_backwards_compatibility.js
index a14542c..618e454 100644
--- a/src/nginxconfig/util/vue_backwards_compatibility.js
+++ b/src/nginxconfig/util/vue_backwards_compatibility.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 
 import isObject from './is_object';
 import deepMerge from './deep_merge';
-import { accessLogPathDefault, accessLogParamsDefault, errorLogPathDefault, errorLogLevelDefault } from './logging';
+import { accessLogPathDefault, accessLogParamsDefault, errorLogPathDefault, errorLogPathDisabled, errorLogLevelDefault } from './logging';
 import { serverDomainDefault } from './defaults';
 
 // Migrate old logging settings to new ones
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const migrateLogging = data => {
     const [globalErrorLogPath, ...globalErrorLogLevel] = (globalLogging.errorLog || `${errorLogPathDefault} ${errorLogLevelDefault}`).split(' ');
     const globalErrorLogEnabled = 
         !('errorLog' in globalLogging) || // errorLog was enabled by default and might not appear at all
-        (globalErrorLogPath !== '' && globalErrorLogPath !== '/dev/null'); // *or* someone turned it off explicitly
+        (globalErrorLogPath !== '' && globalErrorLogPath !== errorLogPathDisabled); // *or* someone turned it off explicitly
 
     // set global access_log / error_log files for every domain UNLESS it was explicitly
     // enabled for the domain