diff --git a/roles/kiwix/templates/kiwix.conf.j2 b/roles/kiwix/templates/kiwix.conf.j2
index 4770a77d9..d34140f19 100644
--- a/roles/kiwix/templates/kiwix.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/kiwix/templates/kiwix.conf.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-RewriteEngine on
-RewriteRule ^{{ kiwix_alias_url }}$ {{ kiwix_url }} [R]
+# 2018-08-31: FAILS to enable http://box/kiwix
+#RewriteEngine on
+#RewriteRule ^{{ kiwix_alias_url }}$ {{ kiwix_url }} [R]
 
-ProxyPass {{ kiwix_alias_url }} http://127.0.0.1:{{ kiwix_port}}{{ kiwix_url }}
+# 2018-08-31: SUCCEEDS in enabling http://box/kiwix
+RedirectMatch ^{{ kiwix_alias_url }}$ {{ kiwix_url }}
+
+#ProxyPreserveHost On
+ProxyPass {{ kiwix_url }} http://127.0.0.1:{{ kiwix_port}}{{ kiwix_url }}
+#ProxyPassReverse {{ kiwix_url }} http://127.0.0.1:{{ kiwix_port}}{{ kiwix_url }}