diff --git a/roles/nginx/files/nginx.conf b/roles/nginx/files/nginx.conf
index 63ccdfe..6a29ffe 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/files/nginx.conf
+++ b/roles/nginx/files/nginx.conf
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ http {
     # this option should be disabled as ZFS's ARC caches
     # frequently used files in RAM by default.
     sendfile        on;
-    #tcp_nopush     on;
+
+    # Tell Nginx not to send out partial frames; this increases throughput
+    # since TCP frames are filled up before being sent out. (adds TCP_CORK)
+    tcp_nopush      on;
 
     keepalive_timeout  65s;