diff --git a/templates/remoteip.conf b/templates/remoteip.conf
index 890e75f..3857947 100644
--- a/templates/remoteip.conf
+++ b/templates/remoteip.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Ansible managed
 
 RemoteIPHeader X-Forwarded-For
-RemoteIPTrustedProxy {{ gateway_host_ip }}
+RemoteIPTrustedProxy {{ gateway_host_ip | default('127.0.0.1') }}
 
 LogFormat "%a %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" remotip