diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 58a2aa7e1bd1647c34fb157e2561a70b9f8c49bd..5250486486e8988eeaa2efbd13fa0beb66feb195 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ apache_server_default_ssl: 'no'
 apache_server_default_aliases: []
 apache_server_default_aliases_redirect: []
 apache_server_defs: []
-apache_server_default_root: '/live/htdocs'
+apache_server_default_root: ''
 apache_server_default_svn_source: false
 apache_server_default_svn_target: 'live'
 apache_certificates: []