diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 45abcc7..10c50ec 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ DirectoryIndex index.php index.html index.htm
   # Make sure Authorization HTTP header is available to PHP
   # even when running as CGI or FastCGI.
   RewriteRule ^ - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
+  RewriteRule ^ - [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
 
   # Block access to "hidden" directories whose names begin with a period. This
   # includes directories used by version control systems such as Subversion or