diff --git a/software/varnish/instance-varnish.cfg.in b/software/varnish/instance-varnish.cfg.in
index 15cd48a1b99c2b40adc7532b87f158e55f575c98..2610e8bc6ff48f57444ae821d34d70b61dd74782 100644
--- a/software/varnish/instance-varnish.cfg.in
+++ b/software/varnish/instance-varnish.cfg.in
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ url = http://${varnish-instance:ip}:${varnish-instance:server-port}/
 
 [varnish-instance]
 recipe = slapos.cookbook:generic.varnish
+backend-url = {{ slapparameter_dict['backend-url'] }}
 
 # Network options
 ip = ${slap-network-information:local-ipv4}
diff --git a/software/varnish/software.cfg b/software/varnish/software.cfg
index 556b80dd255427134ca8bc3cdb483948eab8b5ce..1d33f9d14a4527d81c66a48099f776b320ba0b1c 100644
--- a/software/varnish/software.cfg
+++ b/software/varnish/software.cfg
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ extra-context =
 [template-varnish]
 recipe = slapos.recipe.build:download
 url = ${:_profile_base_location_}/instance-varnish.cfg.in
-md5sum = d1d174222fccd76729ac9e4c36be0a0a
+md5sum = 699d31010ec9924093dfdc8f4f40d341
 mode = 640
 
 [eggs]