diff --git a/roles/iptables/templates/firewall.j2 b/roles/iptables/templates/firewall.j2
index d498de7..9207772 100755
--- a/roles/iptables/templates/firewall.j2
+++ b/roles/iptables/templates/firewall.j2
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 /sbin/iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
 
 # HTTP MATRIX FEDERATION (8448)
-/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8448 -j ACCEPT
-/sbin/iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 8448 -j ACCEPT
+# /sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8448 -j ACCEPT
+# /sbin/iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 8448 -j ACCEPT
 
 # HTTPS (443)
 /sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT