diff --git a/tomcat-multiple-instances/defaults/main.yml b/tomcat-multiple-instances/defaults/main.yml
index 09a10e03..d8b6ed6f 100644
--- a/tomcat-multiple-instances/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tomcat-multiple-instances/defaults/main.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ tomcat_m_webapps_unpack: False
 tomcat_m_start_instances: True
 tomcat_m_enable_instances: True
 tomcat_m_jndi_pool: False
+tomcat_m_direct_access: False
 
 # JMX and debugging
 tomcat_m_enable_remote_debugging: False
diff --git a/tomcat-multiple-instances/templates/tomcat-server.xml.j2 b/tomcat-multiple-instances/templates/tomcat-server.xml.j2
index ed1b881e..32d71519 100644
--- a/tomcat-multiple-instances/templates/tomcat-server.xml.j2
+++ b/tomcat-multiple-instances/templates/tomcat-server.xml.j2
@@ -105,8 +105,13 @@
              Note: The pattern used is equivalent to using pattern="combined" -->
         <Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" directory="logs"
                prefix="localhost_access." suffix="log"
+{% if tomcat_m_direct_access %}
                pattern="combined"
-	       rotatable="False"
+{% else %}
+               pattern="%t %{org.apache.catalina.AccessLog.RemoteAddr}r %{X-AUSERNAME}o %I %s &quot;%r&quot; %b %{User-Agent}i"
+
+{% endif %}
+               rotatable="False"
 	       />
 {% endif %}
       </Host>
diff --git a/tomcat/defaults/main.yml b/tomcat/defaults/main.yml
index 98eb0abc..68aa19eb 100644
--- a/tomcat/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tomcat/defaults/main.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ tomcat_webapps_unpack: False
 tomcat_ajp_enabled: False
 tomcat_ajp_port: 8009
 tomcat_ajp_address: 127.0.0.1
+tomcat_direct_access: False
 # There is a bug that kills tomcat after 50 days if the shutdown port is enabled
 # Disable the shutdown port by default
 #tomcat_shutdown_port: 8005
diff --git a/tomcat/templates/tomcat-server.xml.j2 b/tomcat/templates/tomcat-server.xml.j2
index ce5556ed..7007299c 100644
--- a/tomcat/templates/tomcat-server.xml.j2
+++ b/tomcat/templates/tomcat-server.xml.j2
@@ -149,8 +149,12 @@
              Note: The pattern used is equivalent to using pattern="combined" -->
         <Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" directory="logs"
                prefix="localhost_access." suffix="log"
+{% if tomcat_direct_access %}
                pattern="combined"
-	       rotatable="False"
+{% else %}
+               pattern="%t %{org.apache.catalina.AccessLog.RemoteAddr}r %{X-AUSERNAME}o %I %s &quot;%r&quot; %b %{User-Agent}i"
+	           rotatable="False"
+{% endif %}
 	       />
 {% endif %}
       </Host>