diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 7843a833b..de14e8aa4 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   # configure foreman via apache
   $apache         = true
   # configure apache with passenger
-  $passenger      = true
+  $passenger      = false
   # Server name of the VirtualHost
   $servername     = $::fqdn
   # Server aliases of the VirtualHost