diff --git a/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/templates/reversepassproxy.conf b/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/templates/reversepassproxy.conf
index ab4e3e588f..014b861d2f 100644
--- a/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/templates/reversepassproxy.conf
+++ b/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/templates/reversepassproxy.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-{% if rewrite %}
 RewriteEngine On
+
+{% if rewrite %}
 RewriteRule ^{{remotepath}}$ %{REQUEST_URI}/ [R=301]
 {% endif %}