diff --git a/conf/nginx.conf b/conf/nginx.conf
index 686b45d..715112d 100644
--- a/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ location /media/attachments/ {
 # has been checked on API side.
 # Comment the "NON-S3" commented lines and uncomment "S3" commented lines
 # if you're storing media files in a S3 bucket.
-location ~ /_protected/media/(.+)/ {
+location /_protected/media/ {
   internal;
   alias  __DATA_DIR__/data/media/$1;                                 # NON-S3
 # Needed to ensure DSub auth isn't forwarded to S3/Minio, see #932.