diff --git a/roles/nextcloud/templates/nextcloud.conf.j2 b/roles/nextcloud/templates/nextcloud.conf.j2
index 6a575d0a1..dcba0ae0c 100644
--- a/roles/nextcloud/templates/nextcloud.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/nextcloud/templates/nextcloud.conf.j2
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ Alias {{ nextcloud_url }} {{ nextcloud_prefix }}/nextcloud
     <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
     # Apache 2.4
     # http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_authz_core.html
-    Require host localhost
+
+    # 2019-09-04 commenting out towards future removal
+    #Require host localhost
+
 {% if nextcloud_allow_public_ips %}
     # PERMIT ACCESS FROM ALL IPv4 ADDRESSES:
     Require all granted