diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-static-files/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-static-files/defaults/main.yml
index 9b3864d78..39fd06750 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-static-files/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-static-files/defaults/main.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ matrix_static_files_container_labels_base_domain_traefik_tls: "{{ matrix_static_
 matrix_static_files_container_labels_base_domain_traefik_tls_certResolver: "{{ matrix_static_files_container_labels_traefik_tls_certResolver }}"  # noqa var-naming
 # Controls whether the root path (/) at the base domain would respond with a redirect to some URL.
 matrix_static_files_container_labels_base_domain_root_path_redirection_enabled: false
+matrix_static_files_container_labels_base_domain_root_path_redirection_regex: "^https://{{ matrix_static_files_container_labels_base_domain_traefik_hostname }}{{ matrix_static_files_container_labels_base_domain_traefik_path_prefix }}$"
 matrix_static_files_container_labels_base_domain_root_path_redirection_url: ""
 
 # matrix_static_files_container_labels_additional_labels contains a multiline string with additional labels to add to the container label file.
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-static-files/templates/labels.j2 b/roles/custom/matrix-static-files/templates/labels.j2
index 46fc49490..dd3cad544 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-static-files/templates/labels.j2
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-static-files/templates/labels.j2
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ traefik.http.routers.{{ matrix_static_files_identifier }}-well-known.tls.certRes
 {% set middlewares = [] %}
 
 {% if matrix_static_files_container_labels_base_domain_root_path_redirection_enabled %}
-traefik.http.middlewares.{{ matrix_static_files_identifier }}-root-path-redirect.redirectregex.regex=^https://{{ matrix_static_files_container_labels_base_domain_traefik_hostname }}{{ matrix_static_files_container_labels_base_domain_traefik_path_prefix }}$
+traefik.http.middlewares.{{ matrix_static_files_identifier }}-root-path-redirect.redirectregex.regex={{ matrix_static_files_container_labels_base_domain_root_path_redirection_regex }}
 traefik.http.middlewares.{{ matrix_static_files_identifier }}-root-path-redirect.redirectregex.replacement={{ matrix_static_files_container_labels_base_domain_root_path_redirection_url }}
 {% set middlewares = middlewares + [matrix_static_files_identifier + '-root-path-redirect'] %}
 {% endif %}