You should really be doing one or the other. For consistency, as well as SEO’s, sake. Force the www. RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^your-site.com [NC] RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.your-site.com/$1 [L,R=301] Remove the www. RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^your-site.com$ [NC] RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://your-site.com/$1 [L,R=301]