diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf.template b/nginx/nginx.conf.template
index 9d81c8a..680c708 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf.template
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf.template
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ http {
             root /var/www/certbot;
         }
 
-        location = $BACKEND_ENDPOINT {
+        location $BACKEND_ENDPOINT {
             return 301 $BACKEND_ENDPOINT/;
         }