diff --git a/container_files/httpd/grouper-www.conf b/container_files/httpd/grouper-www.conf
index adc13f6f..0fa850a0 100644
--- a/container_files/httpd/grouper-www.conf
+++ b/container_files/httpd/grouper-www.conf
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ __GROUPER_PROXY_PASS__ProxyPass /__GROUPER_URL_CONTEXT__ ajp://localhost:8009/__
 __GROUPERWS_PROXY_PASS__ProxyPass /__GROUPERWS_URL_CONTEXT__ ajp://localhost:8009/__GROUPER_TOMCAT_CONTEXT__ timeout=__GROUPER_APACHE_AJP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS__
 __GROUPERSCIM_PROXY_PASS__ProxyPass /__GROUPERSCIM_URL_CONTEXT__ ajp://localhost:8009/__GROUPER_TOMCAT_CONTEXT__ timeout=__GROUPER_APACHE_AJP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS__
 
-__GROUPER_PROXY_PASS__RewriteEngine on
-__GROUPER_PROXY_PASS__RewriteRule "^/$" "/__GROUPER_URL_CONTEXT__/" [R]
+__GROUPER_REDIRECT_FROM_SLASH_TO_GROUPER__RewriteEngine on
+__GROUPER_REDIRECT_FROM_SLASH_TO_GROUPER__RewriteRule "^/$" "/__GROUPER_URL_CONTEXT__/" [R]
 
diff --git a/container_files/httpd/ssl-enabled.conf b/container_files/httpd/ssl-enabled.conf
index cd894c94..f213df76 100644
--- a/container_files/httpd/ssl-enabled.conf
+++ b/container_files/httpd/ssl-enabled.conf
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ SSLStaplingCache        shmcb:/var/run/ocsp(128000)
 Listen __GROUPER_APACHE_SSL_PORT__ https
 <VirtualHost *:__GROUPER_APACHE_SSL_PORT__>
   
-__GROUPER_PROXY_PASS__  RewriteEngine on
-__GROUPER_PROXY_PASS__  RewriteRule "^/$" "/grouper/"  [R]
+__GROUPER_REDIRECT_FROM_SLASH_TO_GROUPER__RewriteEngine on
+__GROUPER_REDIRECT_FROM_SLASH_TO_GROUPER__RewriteRule "^/$" "/grouper/"  [R]
   
   SSLEngine on
   SSLCertificateChainFile __GROUPER_SSL_CHAIN_FILE__
diff --git a/container_files/tier-support/test/grouperContainerUnitTest.sh b/container_files/tier-support/test/grouperContainerUnitTest.sh
index 4320c755..a962b85b 100644
--- a/container_files/tier-support/test/grouperContainerUnitTest.sh
+++ b/container_files/tier-support/test/grouperContainerUnitTest.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ if [ "$#" -ne 4 ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-expectedSuccesses=686
+expectedSuccesses=692
 
 export containerName=$1
 export imageName=$2
diff --git a/container_files/tier-support/test/grouperContainerUnitTestUi.sh b/container_files/tier-support/test/grouperContainerUnitTestUi.sh
index 08bac1e0..2b0fdaa8 100644
--- a/container_files/tier-support/test/grouperContainerUnitTestUi.sh
+++ b/container_files/tier-support/test/grouperContainerUnitTestUi.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ testContainerUi() {
   assertFileContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf "SSLCertificateFile /etc/pki/tls/certs/host-cert.pem"
   assertFileContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf "SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/pki/tls/private/host-key.pem"
   assertFileContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf "Listen 443 https"
+  assertFileContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf "RewriteRule"
+  assertFileNotContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf "#RewriteRule"
+  assertFileContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/grouper-www.conf "RewriteRule"
+  assertFileNotContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/grouper-www.conf "#RewriteRule"
   assertFileNotContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf "__"
   assertFileNotContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf cachain.pem
   assertFileNotContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf /etc/pki/tls/certs/localhost.crt
diff --git a/container_files/tier-support/test/grouperContainerUnitTestUi2.sh b/container_files/tier-support/test/grouperContainerUnitTestUi2.sh
index fd90b50d..baf03a76 100644
--- a/container_files/tier-support/test/grouperContainerUnitTestUi2.sh
+++ b/container_files/tier-support/test/grouperContainerUnitTestUi2.sh
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ testContainerUi2() {
   echo
   echo '################'
   echo Running container as ui
-  echo "docker run --detach --name $containerName --publish 443:443 -e GROUPER_SSL_USE_STAPLING=false -e GROUPER_SSL_CERT_FILE=/a/b/cert -e GROUPER_SSL_KEY_FILE=/a/b/key -e GROUPER_SSL_CHAIN_FILE=/a/b/chain  $imageName ui"
+  echo "docker run --detach --name $containerName --publish 443:443 -e GROUPER_SSL_USE_STAPLING=false -e GROUPER_SSL_CERT_FILE=/a/b/cert -e GROUPER_SSL_KEY_FILE=/a/b/key -e GROUPER_SSL_CHAIN_FILE=/a/b/chain -e GROUPER_REDIRECT_FROM_SLASH_TO_GROUPER=false $imageName ui"
   echo '################'
   echo
 
-  docker run --detach --name $containerName --publish 443:443 -e GROUPER_SSL_USE_STAPLING=false -e GROUPER_SSL_CERT_FILE=/a/b/cert -e GROUPER_SSL_KEY_FILE=/a/b/key -e GROUPER_SSL_CHAIN_FILE=/a/b/chain $imageName ui
+  docker run --detach --name $containerName --publish 443:443 -e GROUPER_SSL_USE_STAPLING=false -e GROUPER_SSL_CERT_FILE=/a/b/cert -e GROUPER_SSL_KEY_FILE=/a/b/key -e GROUPER_SSL_CHAIN_FILE=/a/b/chain -e GROUPER_REDIRECT_FROM_SLASH_TO_GROUPER=false  $imageName ui
   sleep $globalSleepSecondsAfterRun
 
 
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ testContainerUi2() {
   assertFileContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf "SSLCertificateKeyFile /a/b/key"
   assertFileContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf "SSLCertificateChainFile /a/b/chain"
   assertFileContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf "Listen 443 https"
+  assertFileContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf "#RewriteRule"
+  assertFileContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/grouper-www.conf "#RewriteRule"
   assertFileNotContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf "__"
   assertFileNotContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf cachain.pem
   assertFileNotContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf /etc/pki/tls/certs/localhost.crt
diff --git a/container_files/tier-support/test/grouperContainerUnitTestUiSubimage.sh b/container_files/tier-support/test/grouperContainerUnitTestUiSubimage.sh
index 04c65b59..ca44a46a 100644
--- a/container_files/tier-support/test/grouperContainerUnitTestUiSubimage.sh
+++ b/container_files/tier-support/test/grouperContainerUnitTestUiSubimage.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ testContainerUiSubimage() {
   assertFileContains /opt/tier-support/supervisord.conf "user=shibd"
   assertFileNotContains /opt/tier-support/supervisord.conf "program:hsqldb"
   assertFileNotContains /opt/tier-support/supervisord.conf "__"
-  assertFileContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf cachain.pem
+  assertFileNotContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf cachain.pem
   assertFileNotContains /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf /etc/pki/tls/certs/localhost.crt
 
   assertFileContains /opt/grouper/grouperWebapp/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties "/tmp/logpipe"
diff --git a/container_files/tier-support/test/rebuildTestContainer.sh b/container_files/tier-support/test/rebuildTestContainer.sh
index 0396b87f..7b31f21b 100644
--- a/container_files/tier-support/test/rebuildTestContainer.sh
+++ b/container_files/tier-support/test/rebuildTestContainer.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ mkdir -p $reldir/slashRoot/usr/local/bin
 rsync -avzpl $grouperContainerGitPath/container_files/usr-local-bin/* $reldir/slashRoot/usr/local/bin
 
 mkdir -p $reldir/slashRoot/etc/httpd/conf.d
-rsync -avzpl $grouperContainerGitPath/container_files/httpd/ssl-enabled.conf $reldir/slashRoot/etc/httpd/conf.d
+rsync -avzpl $grouperContainerGitPath/container_files/httpd/* $reldir/slashRoot/etc/httpd/conf.d
 
 mkdir -p $reldir/slashRoot/opt/tier-support/originalFiles
 rsync -avzpl $reldir/etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf $reldir/slashRoot/opt/tier-support/originalFiles
diff --git a/container_files/usr-local-bin/libraryPrep.sh b/container_files/usr-local-bin/libraryPrep.sh
index f7e9d05b..b58baa3a 100644
--- a/container_files/usr-local-bin/libraryPrep.sh
+++ b/container_files/usr-local-bin/libraryPrep.sh
@@ -487,6 +487,18 @@ prep_finishEnd() {
       echo "grouperContainer; INFO: (libraryPrep.sh-prep_finishEnd) export GROUPERUI_LOGOUT_REDIRECTTOURL=/Shibboleth.sso/Logout"
       export GROUPERUI_LOGOUT_REDIRECTTOURL=/Shibboleth.sso/Logout
     fi
+    if [ -z "$GROUPER_REDIRECT_FROM_SLASH_TO_GROUPER" ]; then 
+      if [ "$GROUPER_PROXY_PASS" = "#" ]; then 
+    
+        echo "grouperContainer; INFO: (libraryPrep.sh-prep_finishEnd) export GROUPER_REDIRECT_FROM_SLASH_TO_GROUPER=false"
+        export GROUPER_REDIRECT_FROM_SLASH_TO_GROUPER=false
+      else
+        echo "grouperContainer; INFO: (libraryPrep.sh-prep_finishEnd) export GROUPER_REDIRECT_FROM_SLASH_TO_GROUPER=true"
+        export GROUPER_REDIRECT_FROM_SLASH_TO_GROUPER=true
+      
+      fi
+    
+    fi
 
 }
 
diff --git a/container_files/usr-local-bin/librarySetupFilesTomcat.sh b/container_files/usr-local-bin/librarySetupFilesTomcat.sh
index 5aa11f23..6590c2e5 100644
--- a/container_files/usr-local-bin/librarySetupFilesTomcat.sh
+++ b/container_files/usr-local-bin/librarySetupFilesTomcat.sh
@@ -124,9 +124,26 @@ setupFilesTomcat_context() {
       results="$results $?"
       sed -i "s|__GROUPER_PROXY_PASS__|$GROUPER_PROXY_PASS|g" /etc/httpd/conf.d/grouper-www.conf
       results="$results $?"
+
+      if [ "$GROUPER_REDIRECT_FROM_SLASH_TO_GROUPER" = "true" ]; then
+        sed -i "s|__GROUPER_REDIRECT_FROM_SLASH_TO_GROUPER__||g" /etc/httpd/conf.d/grouper-www.conf
+        results="$results $?"
+      else
+        sed -i "s|__GROUPER_REDIRECT_FROM_SLASH_TO_GROUPER__|#|g" /etc/httpd/conf.d/grouper-www.conf
+        results="$results $?"
+      fi
+
       if [ -f /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf ]; then
         sed -i "s|__GROUPER_PROXY_PASS__|$GROUPER_PROXY_PASS|g" /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf
         results="$results $?"
+
+        if [ "$GROUPER_REDIRECT_FROM_SLASH_TO_GROUPER" = "true" ]; then
+          sed -i "s|__GROUPER_REDIRECT_FROM_SLASH_TO_GROUPER__||g" /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf
+          results="$results $?"
+        else
+          sed -i "s|__GROUPER_REDIRECT_FROM_SLASH_TO_GROUPER__|#|g" /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl-enabled.conf
+          results="$results $?"
+        fi
       fi
       sed -i "s|__GROUPERSCIM_PROXY_PASS__|$GROUPERSCIM_PROXY_PASS|g" /etc/httpd/conf.d/grouper-www.conf
       results="$results $?"