diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 54535fe34c..7185e9da39 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,11 +133,23 @@ Example (Qpid):
 
 # Apache Frontend
 
-Apache web server is enabled for wsgi services by setting
-`APACHE_ENABLED_SERVICES` in your ``localrc`` section.  Remember to
-enable these services at first as above.
+Apache web server can be enabled for wsgi services that support being deployed
+under HTTPD + mod_wsgi. By default, services that recommend running under
+HTTPD + mod_wsgi are deployed under Apache. To use an alternative deployment
+strategy (e.g. eventlet) for services that support an alternative to HTTPD +
+mod_wsgi set ``ENABLE_HTTPD_MOD_WSGI_SERVICES`` to ``False`` in your
+``local.conf``.
 
-    APACHE_ENABLED_SERVICES+=key,swift
+Each service that can be run under HTTPD + mod_wsgi also has an override
+toggle available that can be set in your ``local.conf``.
+
+Example (Keystone):
+
+    KEYSTONE_USE_MOD_WSGI="True"
+
+Example (Swift):
+
+    SWIFT_USE_MOD_WSGI="True"
 
 # Swift
 
diff --git a/lib/apache b/lib/apache
index f7255be9d5..c0d32df366 100644
--- a/lib/apache
+++ b/lib/apache
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #
 # lib/apache exports the following functions:
 #
-# - is_apache_enabled_service
 # - install_apache_wsgi
 # - config_apache_wsgi
 # - apache_site_config_for
@@ -42,23 +41,6 @@ fi
 
 # Functions
 # ---------
-
-# is_apache_enabled_service() checks if the service(s) specified as arguments are
-# apache enabled by the user in ``APACHE_ENABLED_SERVICES`` as web front end.
-#
-# Multiple services specified as arguments are ``OR``'ed together; the test
-# is a short-circuit boolean, i.e it returns on the first match.
-#
-# Uses global ``APACHE_ENABLED_SERVICES``
-# APACHE_ENABLED_SERVICES service [service ...]
-function is_apache_enabled_service {
-    services=$@
-    for service in ${services}; do
-        [[ ,${APACHE_ENABLED_SERVICES}, =~ ,${service}, ]] && return 0
-    done
-    return 1
-}
-
 # install_apache_wsgi() - Install Apache server and wsgi module
 function install_apache_wsgi {
     # Apache installation, because we mark it NOPRIME
diff --git a/lib/keystone b/lib/keystone
index 06cd7ebed8..ec124cbaaa 100644
--- a/lib/keystone
+++ b/lib/keystone
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ KEYSTONECLIENT_DIR=$DEST/python-keystoneclient
 # Example of KEYSTONE_EXTENSIONS=oauth1,federation
 KEYSTONE_EXTENSIONS=${KEYSTONE_EXTENSIONS:-}
 
+# Toggle for deploying Keystone under HTTPD + mod_wsgi
+KEYSTONE_USE_MOD_WSGI=${KEYSTONE_USE_MOD_WSGI:-False}
+
 # Select the backend for Keystone's service catalog
 KEYSTONE_CATALOG_BACKEND=${KEYSTONE_CATALOG_BACKEND:-sql}
 KEYSTONE_CATALOG=$KEYSTONE_CONF_DIR/default_catalog.templates
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ function _cleanup_keystone_apache_wsgi {
     sudo rm -f $KEYSTONE_WSGI_DIR/*.wsgi
     disable_apache_site keystone
     sudo rm -f $(apache_site_config_for keystone)
+    restart_apache_server
 }
 
 # _config_keystone_apache_wsgi() - Set WSGI config files of Keystone
@@ -265,11 +269,11 @@ function configure_keystone {
     fi
 
     # Format logging
-    if [ "$LOG_COLOR" == "True" ] && [ "$SYSLOG" == "False" ] &&  ! is_apache_enabled_service key ; then
+    if [ "$LOG_COLOR" == "True" ] && [ "$SYSLOG" == "False" ] && [ "$KEYSTONE_USE_MOD_WSGI" == "False" ]  ; then
         setup_colorized_logging $KEYSTONE_CONF DEFAULT
     fi
 
-    if is_apache_enabled_service key; then
+    if [ "$KEYSTONE_USE_MOD_WSGI" == "True" ]; then
         iniset $KEYSTONE_CONF DEFAULT debug "True"
         # Eliminate the %(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d from the log format strings
         iniset $KEYSTONE_CONF DEFAULT logging_context_format_string "%(process)d %(levelname)s %(name)s [%(request_id)s %(user_identity)s] %(instance)s%(message)s"
@@ -442,7 +446,7 @@ function install_keystone {
     fi
     git_clone $KEYSTONE_REPO $KEYSTONE_DIR $KEYSTONE_BRANCH
     setup_develop $KEYSTONE_DIR
-    if is_apache_enabled_service key; then
+    if [ "$KEYSTONE_USE_MOD_WSGI" == "True" ]; then
         install_apache_wsgi
     fi
 }
@@ -455,7 +459,7 @@ function start_keystone {
         service_port=$KEYSTONE_SERVICE_PORT_INT
     fi
 
-    if is_apache_enabled_service key; then
+    if [ "$KEYSTONE_USE_MOD_WSGI" == "True" ]; then
         restart_apache_server
         screen_it key "cd $KEYSTONE_DIR && sudo tail -f /var/log/$APACHE_NAME/keystone"
     else
diff --git a/lib/swift b/lib/swift
index cf1c052317..b01dd95112 100644
--- a/lib/swift
+++ b/lib/swift
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ ACCOUNT_PORT_BASE=${ACCOUNT_PORT_BASE:-6012}
 # Tell Tempest this project is present
 TEMPEST_SERVICES+=,swift
 
+# Toggle for deploying Keystone under HTTPD + mod_wsgi
+SWIFT_USE_MOD_WSGI=${SWIFT_USE_MOD_WSGI:-False}
 
 # Functions
 # ---------
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ function cleanup_swift {
         rm ${SWIFT_DISK_IMAGE}
     fi
     rm -rf ${SWIFT_DATA_DIR}/run/
-    if is_apache_enabled_service swift; then
+    if [ "$SWIFT_USE_MOD_WSGI" == "True" ]; then
         _cleanup_swift_apache_wsgi
     fi
 }
@@ -470,7 +472,7 @@ EOF
         sudo killall -HUP rsyslogd
     fi
 
-    if is_apache_enabled_service swift; then
+    if [ "$SWIFT_USE_MOD_WSGI" == "True" ]; then
         _config_swift_apache_wsgi
     fi
 }
@@ -621,7 +623,7 @@ function init_swift {
 function install_swift {
     git_clone $SWIFT_REPO $SWIFT_DIR $SWIFT_BRANCH
     setup_develop $SWIFT_DIR
-    if is_apache_enabled_service swift; then
+    if [ "$SWIFT_USE_MOD_WSGI" == "True" ]; then
         install_apache_wsgi
     fi
 }
@@ -645,7 +647,7 @@ function start_swift {
         start_service rsyncd
     fi
 
-    if is_apache_enabled_service swift; then
+    if [ "$SWIFT_USE_MOD_WSGI" == "True" ]; then
         restart_apache_server
         swift-init --run-dir=${SWIFT_DATA_DIR}/run rest start
         screen_it s-proxy "cd $SWIFT_DIR && sudo tail -f /var/log/$APACHE_NAME/proxy-server"
@@ -682,7 +684,7 @@ function start_swift {
 # stop_swift() - Stop running processes (non-screen)
 function stop_swift {
 
-    if is_apache_enabled_service swift; then
+    if [ "$SWIFT_USE_MOD_WSGI" == "True" ]; then
         swift-init --run-dir=${SWIFT_DATA_DIR}/run rest stop && return 0
     fi
 
diff --git a/stackrc b/stackrc
index 0daac387fc..6af3db782b 100644
--- a/stackrc
+++ b/stackrc
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ if [[ -z "$ENABLED_SERVICES" ]]; then
     ENABLED_SERVICES+=,rabbit,tempest,mysql
 fi
 
+# Global toggle for enabling services under mod_wsgi. If this is set to
+# ``True`` all services that use HTTPD + mod_wsgi as the preferred method of
+# deployment, will be deployed under Apache. If this is set to ``False`` all
+# services will rely on the local toggle variable (e.g. ``KEYSTONE_USE_MOD_WSGI``)
+ENABLE_HTTPD_MOD_WSGI_SERVICES=True
+
 # Tell Tempest which services are available.  The default is set here as
 # Tempest falls late in the configuration sequence.  This differs from
 # ``ENABLED_SERVICES`` in that the project names are used here rather than