diff --git a/apache/vhosts/minimal.tmpl b/apache/vhosts/minimal.tmpl
index b74e059..11ca0c4 100644
--- a/apache/vhosts/minimal.tmpl
+++ b/apache/vhosts/minimal.tmpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     'port': site.get('port', '80'),
 
     'ServerName': sitename,
-    'ServerAlias': site.get('ServerAlias', 'www.{0}'.format(sitename)),
+    'ServerAlias': site.get('ServerAlias', ''),
 
     'ServerAdmin': site.get('ServerAdmin', 'webmaster@{0}'.format(sitename)),
 
diff --git a/apache/vhosts/proxy.tmpl b/apache/vhosts/proxy.tmpl
index 0567eb3..4f45ecf 100644
--- a/apache/vhosts/proxy.tmpl
+++ b/apache/vhosts/proxy.tmpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     'port': site.get('port', '80'),
 
     'ServerName': sitename,
-    'ServerAlias': site.get('ServerAlias', 'www.{0}'.format(sitename)),
+    'ServerAlias': site.get('ServerAlias', ''),
 
     'ServerAdmin': site.get('ServerAdmin', 'webmaster@{0}'.format(sitename)),
 
diff --git a/apache/vhosts/redirect.tmpl b/apache/vhosts/redirect.tmpl
index 3e1d13b..3a3759c 100644
--- a/apache/vhosts/redirect.tmpl
+++ b/apache/vhosts/redirect.tmpl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     'port': site.get('port', '80'),
 
     'ServerName': sitename,
-    'ServerAlias': site.get('ServerAlias', 'www.{0}'.format(sitename)),
+    'ServerAlias': site.get('ServerAlias', ''),
 
     'ServerAdmin': site.get('ServerAdmin', 'webmaster@{0}'.format(sitename)),
 
diff --git a/apache/vhosts/standard.tmpl b/apache/vhosts/standard.tmpl
index 04cb6ec..af6c75e 100644
--- a/apache/vhosts/standard.tmpl
+++ b/apache/vhosts/standard.tmpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     'port': site.get('port', '80'),
 
     'ServerName': sitename,
-    'ServerAlias': site.get('ServerAlias', 'www.{0}'.format(sitename)),
+    'ServerAlias': site.get('ServerAlias', ''),
 
     'ServerAdmin': site.get('ServerAdmin', 'webmaster@{0}'.format(sitename)),
 
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 35d0ee5..d14304f 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ apache:
       exclude_listen_directive: True # Do not add a Listen directive in httpd.conf
 
       ServerName: example.com # uses the unique ID above unless specified
-      ServerAlias: www.example.com
+      #ServerAlias: www.example.com # Do not add ServerAlias unless defined
 
       ServerAdmin: webmaster@example.com