diff --git a/conf/nginx.conf b/conf/nginx.conf
index d1d550c..f751f6d 100644
--- a/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ location __PATH__/ {
   # media caching stuff
   # https://docs.gotosocial.org/en/latest/advanced/caching/assets-media/#nginx
   location /assets/ {
-    alias __FINAL_PATH__/web/assets/;
+    alias __INSTALL_DIR__/web/assets/;
     autoindex off;
     # 300 = 5 minutes
     more_set_headers "Cache-control: public, max-age=300";