diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7254c63b..2b7cb6ae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ The **patch** part changes incrementally at each release.
 
 ### Fixed
 * spamassasin: fix sa-update.sh and ensure service is started and enabled
+* tomcat-instance: deploy correct version of server.xml
 
 ### Security
 
diff --git a/tomcat-instance/tasks/bootstrap.yml b/tomcat-instance/tasks/bootstrap.yml
index 82a1e34d..7ca3399c 100644
--- a/tomcat-instance/tasks/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/tomcat-instance/tasks/bootstrap.yml
@@ -14,17 +14,23 @@
     - 'temp'
     - 'lib'
 
-- name: Templating of config file
+- name: Templating of env file
   template:
-    src: 'templates/{{ item }}.j2'
-    dest: "{{ tomcat_instance_root }}/{{ tomcat_instance_name }}/conf/{{ item }}"
+    src: 'templates/env.j2'
+    dest: "{{ tomcat_instance_root }}/{{ tomcat_instance_name }}/conf/env"
+    mode: "0660"
+    owner: "{{ tomcat_instance_name }}"
+    group: "{{ tomcat_instance_name }}"
+    force: no
+
+- name: Templating of server.xml file
+  template:
+    src: 'templates/server.xml-tomcat{{ tomcat_version }}.j2'
+    dest: "{{ tomcat_instance_root }}/{{ tomcat_instance_name }}/conf/server.xml"
     mode: "0660"
     owner: "{{ tomcat_instance_name }}"
     group: "{{ tomcat_instance_name }}"
     force: no
-  with_items:
-  - server.xml
-  - env
 
 - name: Copy config file
   copy:
diff --git a/tomcat-instance/templates/server.xml.j2 b/tomcat-instance/templates/server.xml-tomcat7.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from tomcat-instance/templates/server.xml.j2
rename to tomcat-instance/templates/server.xml-tomcat7.j2
diff --git a/tomcat-instance/templates/server.xml-tomcat8.j2 b/tomcat-instance/templates/server.xml-tomcat8.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9bd6b0ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tomcat-instance/templates/server.xml-tomcat8.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+  contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+  this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+  The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+  (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+  the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+-->
+<!-- Note:  A "Server" is not itself a "Container", so you may not
+     define subcomponents such as "Valves" at this level.
+     Documentation at /docs/config/server.html
+ -->
+<Server port="{{ tomcat_instance_shutdown }}" shutdown="SHUTDOWN">
+  <Listener className="org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener" />
+  <!-- Security listener. Documentation at /docs/config/listeners.html
+  <Listener className="org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityListener" />
+  -->
+  <!--APR library loader. Documentation at /docs/apr.html -->
+  <Listener className="org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener" SSLEngine="on" />
+  <!-- Prevent memory leaks due to use of particular java/javax APIs-->
+  <Listener className="org.apache.catalina.core.JreMemoryLeakPreventionListener" />
+  <Listener className="org.apache.catalina.mbeans.GlobalResourcesLifecycleListener" />
+  <Listener className="org.apache.catalina.core.ThreadLocalLeakPreventionListener" />
+
+  <!-- Global JNDI resources
+       Documentation at /docs/jndi-resources-howto.html
+  -->
+  <GlobalNamingResources>
+    <!-- Editable user database that can also be used by
+         UserDatabaseRealm to authenticate users
+    -->
+    <Resource name="UserDatabase" auth="Container"
+              type="org.apache.catalina.UserDatabase"
+              description="User database that can be updated and saved"
+              factory="org.apache.catalina.users.MemoryUserDatabaseFactory"
+              pathname="conf/tomcat-users.xml" />
+  </GlobalNamingResources>
+
+  <!-- A "Service" is a collection of one or more "Connectors" that share
+       a single "Container" Note:  A "Service" is not itself a "Container",
+       so you may not define subcomponents such as "Valves" at this level.
+       Documentation at /docs/config/service.html
+   -->
+  <Service name="Catalina">
+
+    <!--The connectors can use a shared executor, you can define one or more named thread pools-->
+    <!--
+    <Executor name="tomcatThreadPool" namePrefix="catalina-exec-"
+        maxThreads="150" minSpareThreads="4"/>
+    -->
+
+
+    <!-- A "Connector" represents an endpoint by which requests are received
+         and responses are returned. Documentation at :
+         Java HTTP Connector: /docs/config/http.html
+         Java AJP  Connector: /docs/config/ajp.html
+         APR (HTTP/AJP) Connector: /docs/apr.html
+         Define a non-SSL/TLS HTTP/1.1 Connector on port 8080
+    -->
+    <Connector port="{{ tomcat_instance_port }}" protocol="HTTP/1.1"
+               connectionTimeout="20000"
+               redirectPort="8443" />
+    <!-- A "Connector" using the shared thread pool-->
+    <!--
+    <Connector executor="tomcatThreadPool"
+               port="8080" protocol="HTTP/1.1"
+               connectionTimeout="20000"
+               redirectPort="8443" />
+    -->
+    <!-- Define a SSL/TLS HTTP/1.1 Connector on port 8443
+         This connector uses the NIO implementation. The default
+         SSLImplementation will depend on the presence of the APR/native
+         library and the useOpenSSL attribute of the
+         AprLifecycleListener.
+         Either JSSE or OpenSSL style configuration may be used regardless of
+         the SSLImplementation selected. JSSE style configuration is used below.
+    -->
+    <!--
+    <Connector port="8443" protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11NioProtocol"
+               maxThreads="150" SSLEnabled="true">
+        <SSLHostConfig>
+            <Certificate certificateKeystoreFile="conf/localhost-rsa.jks"
+                         type="RSA" />
+        </SSLHostConfig>
+    </Connector>
+    -->
+    <!-- Define a SSL/TLS HTTP/1.1 Connector on port 8443 with HTTP/2
+         This connector uses the APR/native implementation which always uses
+         OpenSSL for TLS.
+         Either JSSE or OpenSSL style configuration may be used. OpenSSL style
+         configuration is used below.
+    -->
+    <!--
+    <Connector port="8443" protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11AprProtocol"
+               maxThreads="150" SSLEnabled="true" >
+        <UpgradeProtocol className="org.apache.coyote.http2.Http2Protocol" />
+        <SSLHostConfig>
+            <Certificate certificateKeyFile="conf/localhost-rsa-key.pem"
+                         certificateFile="conf/localhost-rsa-cert.pem"
+                         certificateChainFile="conf/localhost-rsa-chain.pem"
+                         type="RSA" />
+        </SSLHostConfig>
+    </Connector>
+    -->
+
+    <!-- Define an AJP 1.3 Connector on port 8009 -->
+    <!--
+    <Connector port="8009" protocol="AJP/1.3" redirectPort="8443" />
+    -->
+
+
+    <!-- An Engine represents the entry point (within Catalina) that processes
+         every request.  The Engine implementation for Tomcat stand alone
+         analyzes the HTTP headers included with the request, and passes them
+         on to the appropriate Host (virtual host).
+         Documentation at /docs/config/engine.html -->
+
+    <!-- You should set jvmRoute to support load-balancing via AJP ie :
+    <Engine name="Catalina" defaultHost="localhost" jvmRoute="jvm1">
+    -->
+    <Engine name="Catalina" defaultHost="localhost">
+
+      <!--For clustering, please take a look at documentation at:
+          /docs/cluster-howto.html  (simple how to)
+          /docs/config/cluster.html (reference documentation) -->
+      <!--
+      <Cluster className="org.apache.catalina.ha.tcp.SimpleTcpCluster"/>
+      -->
+
+      <!-- Use the LockOutRealm to prevent attempts to guess user passwords
+           via a brute-force attack -->
+      <Realm className="org.apache.catalina.realm.LockOutRealm">
+        <!-- This Realm uses the UserDatabase configured in the global JNDI
+             resources under the key "UserDatabase".  Any edits
+             that are performed against this UserDatabase are immediately
+             available for use by the Realm.  -->
+        <Realm className="org.apache.catalina.realm.UserDatabaseRealm"
+               resourceName="UserDatabase"/>
+      </Realm>
+
+      <Host name="localhost"  appBase="webapps"
+            unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="true">
+
+        <!-- SingleSignOn valve, share authentication between web applications
+             Documentation at: /docs/config/valve.html -->
+        <!--
+        <Valve className="org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SingleSignOn" />
+        -->
+
+        <!-- Access log processes all example.
+             Documentation at: /docs/config/valve.html
+             Note: The pattern used is equivalent to using pattern="common" -->
+        <Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" directory="logs"
+               prefix="localhost_access_log" suffix=".txt"
+               pattern="%h %l %u %t &quot;%r&quot; %s %b" />
+
+      </Host>
+    </Engine>
+  </Service>
+</Server>