diff --git a/roles/graphite/graphite/tasks/main.yml b/roles/graphite/graphite/tasks/main.yml
index 2276fb3627..b63b665f0a 100644
--- a/roles/graphite/graphite/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/graphite/graphite/tasks/main.yml
@@ -38,3 +38,8 @@
   - service
   - graphite
   - carbon
+
+- name: Initialize graphite-web database (TODO - make this not use sqlite?)
+  command: /usr/bin/graphite-manage syncdb
+  tags:
+  - graphite
diff --git a/roles/graphite/graphite/templates/graphite-web.conf b/roles/graphite/graphite/templates/graphite-web.conf
index 8263705128..9268428231 100644
--- a/roles/graphite/graphite/templates/graphite-web.conf
+++ b/roles/graphite/graphite/templates/graphite-web.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+<Directory /usr/share/graphite>
+    AllowOverride none
+    Require all granted
+</Directory>
+
 <VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerName graphite.cloud.fedoraproject.org
     DocumentRoot "/usr/share/graphite/webapp"