diff --git a/roles/docker-distribution-proxy/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker-distribution-proxy/tasks/main.yml
index 2bc0a915af..6c9a2a19bb 100644
--- a/roles/docker-distribution-proxy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker-distribution-proxy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 - name: Make sure mod_ssl is installed
   action: "{{ ansible_pkg_mgr }} name=mod_ssl state=installed"
 
+- name: enable httpd_can_network_connect SELinux boolean for reverse proxy
+  seboolean: name=httpd_can_network_connect state=yes persistent=yes
+
 - name: ensure pki destination directory exists
   file:
     path: "{{ ssl.destdir }}"