diff --git platform/provision_drupal.drush.inc platform/provision_drupal.drush.inc
index e8097fa..c6efe57 100644
--- platform/provision_drupal.drush.inc
+++ platform/provision_drupal.drush.inc
@@ -357,15 +357,17 @@ function _provision_drupal_maintain_aliases($url) {
     // First we delete all the old aliases
     _provision_drupal_delete_aliases(drush_get_option('aliases', array(), 'site'));
 
-    $aliases = drush_get_option('aliases');
-    if (!is_array($aliases)) {
-      $aliases = explode(",", $aliases);
-    }
-    foreach($aliases as $alias) {
-      if (trim($alias)) {
-        provision_path("symlink", $url, drush_get_option('docroot_path') . "/sites/" . $alias, 
-          dt("Created symlink for alias @alias", array("@alias" => $alias)), 
-          dt("Could not create symlink for alias @alias", array("@alias" => $alias)));
+    if (!drush_get_option('redirection')) {
+      $aliases = drush_get_option('aliases');
+      if (!is_array($aliases)) {
+        $aliases = explode(",", $aliases);
+      }
+      foreach($aliases as $alias) {
+        if (trim($alias)) {
+          provision_path("symlink", $url, drush_get_option('docroot_path') . "/sites/" . $alias, 
+            dt("Created symlink for alias @alias", array("@alias" => $alias)), 
+            dt("Could not create symlink for alias @alias", array("@alias" => $alias)));
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git platform/verify.provision.inc platform/verify.provision.inc
index 7a04453..b1eb732 100644
--- platform/verify.provision.inc
+++ platform/verify.provision.inc
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ function drush_provision_drupal_post_provision_verify($url = NULL) {
   if (PROVISION_CONTEXT_SITE) {
     _provision_drupal_rebuild_caches($url);
     drush_set_option('aliases', drush_get_option('aliases'), 'site');
+    drush_set_option('redirection', drush_get_option('redirection'), 'site');
     drush_set_option('installed', TRUE, 'site');
   }
 }
diff --git web_server/disable.provision.inc web_server/disable.provision.inc
index bc13a8c..5c66e80 100644
--- web_server/disable.provision.inc
+++ web_server/disable.provision.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 function drush_provision_apache_provision_disable($url = NULL) {
   drush_set_option('redirect_url', drush_get_option('web_disable_url'));
-  _provision_apache_create_vhost_config($url, _provision_apache_redirect_template());
+  _provision_apache_create_vhost_config($url, _provision_apache_disabled_template());
   _provision_apache_restart_apache();
 }
 
diff --git web_server/provision_apache.drush.inc web_server/provision_apache.drush.inc
index 0053546..8c4b854 100644
--- web_server/provision_apache.drush.inc
+++ web_server/provision_apache.drush.inc
@@ -58,13 +58,20 @@ function _provision_apache_default_template() {
 }
 
 /**
- * The default template for disabled sites
+ * The template for site redirection
  */
 function _provision_apache_redirect_template() {
   return file_get_contents(dirname(__FILE__) ."/provision_apache_vhost_redirect.tpl.php");
 }
 
 /**
+ * The default template for disabled sites
+ */
+function _provision_apache_disabled_template() {
+  return file_get_contents(dirname(__FILE__) ."/provision_apache_vhost_disabled.tpl.php");
+}
+
+/**
  * The template for platform configuration settings
  */
 function _provision_apache_platform_template() {
@@ -86,6 +93,9 @@ function _provision_apache_create_vhost_config($url, $template = NULL) {
   if (is_null($template)) {
     $template = _provision_apache_default_template();
   }
+  if ($options['redirection']) {
+    $template .= _provision_apache_redirect_template();
+  }
   if (!is_array($options['aliases'])) {
     $options['aliases'] = explode(",", $options['aliases']);
   }
diff --git web_server/provision_apache_vhost_disabled.tpl.php web_server/provision_apache_vhost_disabled.tpl.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d81a433
--- /dev/null
+++ web_server/provision_apache_vhost_disabled.tpl.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<VirtualHost *:80>
+    <?php if ($site_mail) : ?>
+      ServerAdmin <?php  print $site_mail; ?> 
+    <?php endif;?>
+    DocumentRoot <?php print $publish_path; ?> 
+    
+    ServerName <?php print $site_url; ?>
+
+    RewriteEngine on
+    # the ? at the end is to remove any query string in the original url
+    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ <?php print $redirect_url . '/' . $site_url ?>?
+
+    <?php if (is_array($aliases)) :
+     foreach ($aliases as $alias) : ?>
+       ServerAlias <?php print $alias; ?>
+     <?php
+       endforeach;
+     endif; ?>
+
+</VirtualHost>
diff --git web_server/provision_apache_vhost_redirect.tpl.php web_server/provision_apache_vhost_redirect.tpl.php
index d81a433..000e066 100644
--- web_server/provision_apache_vhost_redirect.tpl.php
+++ web_server/provision_apache_vhost_redirect.tpl.php
@@ -4,11 +4,7 @@
     <?php endif;?>
     DocumentRoot <?php print $publish_path; ?> 
     
-    ServerName <?php print $site_url; ?>
-
-    RewriteEngine on
-    # the ? at the end is to remove any query string in the original url
-    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ <?php print $redirect_url . '/' . $site_url ?>?
+    ServerName <?php print array_pop($aliases); ?>
 
     <?php if (is_array($aliases)) :
      foreach ($aliases as $alias) : ?>
@@ -17,4 +13,5 @@
        endforeach;
      endif; ?>
 
+    RedirectMatch permanent ^(.*) http://<?php print $site_url ?>$1
 </VirtualHost>
diff --git web_server/restore.provision.inc web_server/restore.provision.inc
index 71209c6..3540f4f 100644
--- web_server/restore.provision.inc
+++ web_server/restore.provision.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 function drush_provision_apache_pre_provision_restore($url) {
   drush_set_option('redirect_url', drush_get_option('web_maintenance_url'));
-  _provision_apache_create_vhost_config($url, _provision_apache_redirect_template());
+  _provision_apache_create_vhost_config($url, _provision_apache_disabled_template());
   _provision_apache_restart_apache();
 }