diff --git a/e107.htaccess b/e107.htaccess
index 0799fdab7..5d6aa12e6 100644
--- a/e107.htaccess
+++ b/e107.htaccess
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Options +FollowSymlinks
+<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
 RewriteEngine On
 
 ### Set this to your e107 site root
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ RewriteRule ^news/?$ news.php
 RewriteRule ^news/([a-z]+)-([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)(\.html)?$ news.php?$1.$2.$3 [L]
 #extend, cat, list actions
 RewriteRule ^news/([a-z]+)-([0-9]+)(\.html)?$ news.php?$1.$2 [L]
+</IfModule>
 
 #ErrorDocument 400 /error.php?400
 #ErrorDocument 401 /error.php?401