diff --git a/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/templates/reversepassproxy.conf b/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/templates/reversepassproxy.conf
index d1faff8925..ab4e3e588f 100644
--- a/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/templates/reversepassproxy.conf
+++ b/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/templates/reversepassproxy.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-RewriteEngine On
 {% if rewrite %}
+RewriteEngine On
 RewriteRule ^{{remotepath}}$ %{REQUEST_URI}/ [R=301]
 {% endif %}