diff --git a/roles/ipa/server/files/ipa-rewrite.conf b/roles/ipa/server/files/ipa-rewrite.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12722ee807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/ipa/server/files/ipa-rewrite.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# VERSION 6 - DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE
diff --git a/roles/ipa/server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ipa/server/tasks/main.yml
index 87cdaf05fa..fa89da9813 100644
--- a/roles/ipa/server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ipa/server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@
   - config
   when: not inventory_hostname.startswith("ipa01") and not replication_status.stat.exists
 
+- name: Disable rewrites
+  copy: src=ipa-rewrite.conf dest=/etc/httpd/conf.d/ipa-rewrite.conf
+  notify:
+  - reload httpd
+  tags:
+  - ipa/server
+  - config
+
 - name: Deploy configuration script
   copy: src=configure-ipa.sh dest=/root/configure-ipa.sh mode=0700 owner=root group=root
   register: config_deployed