diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index c997290..33f5e9a 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ php_upload_max_filesize: "64M"
 php_post_max_size: "32M"
 php_date_timezone: "America/Chicago"
 
+php_allow_url_fopen: "Off"
+
 php_sendmail_path: "/usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i"
 php_output_buffering: "4096"
 php_short_open_tag: false
diff --git a/templates/php.ini.j2 b/templates/php.ini.j2
index 2280d59..d6ad9df 100644
--- a/templates/php.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/php.ini.j2
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ max_file_uploads = 20
 ; Fopen wrappers ;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
-allow_url_fopen = On
+allow_url_fopen = {{ php_allow_url_fopen }}
 allow_url_include = Off
 
 default_socket_timeout = 60