diff --git a/deployment/roles/reverse/tasks/main.yml b/deployment/roles/reverse/tasks/main.yml
index 3df4ec7357a367911fcb28448e8eee10654b32dc..9404350de519f3040858e32b76f97106c829a88e 100644
--- a/deployment/roles/reverse/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/deployment/roles/reverse/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 - import_tasks: apache.yml
   when: reverse|lower == 'apache'
 
-- import_tasks: merge_index_apache.yml
-  when: reverse|lower == 'apache'  
+# Task breaking deployments (cf. ticket #8448)
+#- import_tasks: merge_index_apache.yml
+#  when: reverse|lower == 'apache'
 
 - import_tasks: nginx.yml
   when: reverse|lower == 'nginx'