diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
index 277810c..bf2fe80 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ server {
     send_timeout 300s;
 
     location /api/ {
-        proxy_pass http://backend/;
+        rewrite /api/(.*) /$1 break;
 
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+
+        proxy_pass http://backend;
     }
 
     location / {