diff --git a/share/apache2/plinth.conf b/share/apache2/plinth.conf
index 6f0612f6a..aab477fa1 100644
--- a/share/apache2/plinth.conf
+++ b/share/apache2/plinth.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 <VirtualHost *:80>
+   # The DocumentRoot is set by fabric
    DocumentRoot /dev/null
    ServerName plinth
 
@@ -11,7 +12,8 @@
 </VirtualHost>
 
 <VirtualHost *:443>
-   DocumentRoot /home/james/src/plinth/static
+   # The DocumentRoot is set by fabric
+   DocumentRoot /dev/null
    ServerName plinth
 
    SSLEngine on