diff --git a/roles/mediawiki/templates/LocalSettings.php.fp.j2 b/roles/mediawiki/templates/LocalSettings.php.fp.j2
index 00de51e66a..12fea48c0a 100644
--- a/roles/mediawiki/templates/LocalSettings.php.fp.j2
+++ b/roles/mediawiki/templates/LocalSettings.php.fp.j2
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ $wgServer = "https://fedoraproject.org";
 $wgCookieSecure = true;
 $wgFeedDiffCutoff=32000;
 
+$wgUsePrivateIPs = true;
+
 
 # Caching Settings
 $wgUseFileCache = false;