diff --git a/conf/nginx.conf b/conf/nginx.conf
index 6915e58..ffb94af 100644
--- a/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -38,19 +38,10 @@ location __PATH__/ {
     return 403;
   }
 
-  location ~ ^__PATH__/tmp/ {
+  ## disable all access to the following directories
+  location ~ ^__PATH__/(config|tmp|core|lang) { 
     deny all;
-    return 403;
-  }
-
-  location ~ ^__PATH__/core/ {
-    deny all;
-    return 403;
-  }
-
-  location ~ ^__PATH__/lang/ {
-    deny all;
-    return 403;
+    return 403; # replace with 404 to not show these directories exist
   }
 
   location ~ ^__PATH__/\.ht {