diff --git a/apache/debian_full.sls b/apache/debian_full.sls
index a209088..44bba6b 100644
--- a/apache/debian_full.sls
+++ b/apache/debian_full.sls
@@ -37,9 +37,4 @@ a2dissite 000-default{{ apache.confext }}:
     - require:
       - pkg: apache
 
-/etc/apache2/ports.conf:
-  file.absent:
-    - require:
-      - pkg: apache
-
 {% endif %} #END: os = debian
diff --git a/apache/files/Debian/apache-2.4.config.jinja b/apache/files/Debian/apache-2.4.config.jinja
index e630836..854fc2d 100644
--- a/apache/files/Debian/apache-2.4.config.jinja
+++ b/apache/files/Debian/apache-2.4.config.jinja
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 #   together by including all remaining configuration files when starting up the
 #   web server.
 #
+# * ports.conf is always included from the main configuration file. It is
+#   supposed to determine listening ports for incoming connections which can be
+#   customized anytime.
+#
 # * Configuration files in the mods-enabled/, conf-enabled/ and sites-enabled/
 #   directories contain particular configuration snippets which manage modules,
 #   global configuration fragments, or virtual host configurations,
@@ -138,6 +142,9 @@ LogLevel warn
 IncludeOptional mods-enabled/*.load
 IncludeOptional mods-enabled/*.conf
 
+# Include list of ports to listen on
+Include ports.conf
+
 
 # Sets the default security model of the Apache2 HTTPD server. It does
 # not allow access to the root filesystem outside of /usr/share and /var/www.
diff --git a/apache/vhosts/proxy.tmpl b/apache/vhosts/proxy.tmpl
index 9e8ea70..36b1887 100644
--- a/apache/vhosts/proxy.tmpl
+++ b/apache/vhosts/proxy.tmpl
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
     'ProxyRoute': site.get('ProxyRoute', {}),
 } %}
 
-{% for intf in vals.interfaces -%}
-Listen {{ intf }}:{{ vals.port }}
-{% endfor %}
-
 <VirtualHost {%- for intf in vals.interfaces %} {{intf}}:{{ vals.port }}{% endfor -%}>
     ServerName {{ vals.ServerName }}
     {% if site.get('ServerAlias') != False %}ServerAlias {{ vals.ServerAlias }}{% endif %}
diff --git a/apache/vhosts/redirect.tmpl b/apache/vhosts/redirect.tmpl
index af1ccbb..ff1c5ec 100644
--- a/apache/vhosts/redirect.tmpl
+++ b/apache/vhosts/redirect.tmpl
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
 
 } %}
 
-{% for intf in vals.interfaces -%}
-Listen {{ intf }}:{{ vals.port }}
-{% endfor %}
-
 <VirtualHost {%- for intf in vals.interfaces %} {{intf}}:{{ vals.port }}{% endfor -%}>
     ServerName {{ vals.ServerName }}
     {% if site.get('ServerAlias') != False %}ServerAlias {{ vals.ServerAlias }}{% endif %}
diff --git a/apache/vhosts/standard.tmpl b/apache/vhosts/standard.tmpl
index 5973631..562336e 100644
--- a/apache/vhosts/standard.tmpl
+++ b/apache/vhosts/standard.tmpl
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@
     },
 } -%}
 
-{% for intf in vals.interfaces -%}
-Listen {{ intf }}:{{ vals.port }}
-{% endfor %}
-
 <VirtualHost {% for intf in vals.interfaces %} {{intf}}:{{ vals.port }}{% endfor -%}>
     ServerName {{ vals.ServerName }}
     {% if site.get('ServerAlias') != False %}ServerAlias {{ vals.ServerAlias }}{% endif %}