diff --git a/roles/httpd/website/templates/website.conf b/roles/httpd/website/templates/website.conf
index 8ff23bbd0c..afedf27eb2 100644
--- a/roles/httpd/website/templates/website.conf
+++ b/roles/httpd/website/templates/website.conf
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@
 {% endif %}
 
   SSLEngine on
-  SSLUseStapling on
+  {% if ansible_hostname.startswith('proxy') %}
+    SSLUseStapling on
+  {% endif %}
 {% if certbot %}
   SSLCertificateFile /etc/pki/tls/certs/{{ site_name }}.cert
   SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/pki/tls/private/{{ site_name }}.key