diff --git a/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/templates/reversepassproxy.conf b/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/templates/reversepassproxy.conf
index 1e4afe0d50..7f8d699511 100644
--- a/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/templates/reversepassproxy.conf
+++ b/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/templates/reversepassproxy.conf
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ SSLProxyEngine On
 RewriteEngine on
 RewriteCond %{HTTP:Upgrade} ^WebSocket$ [NC]
 RewriteCond %{HTTP:Connection} Upgrade [NC]
-{% if remotepath is defined %}
+{% if remotepath is defined and remotepath != "/" %}
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^{{ remotepath }}/(.)*
 {% endif %}
 RewriteRule .* "balancer://{{ balancer_name }}-websocket%{REQUEST_URI}" [P]