diff --git a/conf/nginx.conf b/conf/nginx.conf
index f083888..a6c653c 100644
--- a/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -29,3 +29,9 @@ location /dns-query {
   proxy_connect_timeout  6s;
   proxy_pass        http://127.0.0.1:__PORT__/dns-query;
 }
+
+# disabling the API point of the built-in updater (which can break the installation)
+# so the user must update using the YNH package
+location __PATH__/control/update {
+  return 403;
+}