diff --git a/conf/nginx.conf b/conf/nginx.conf
index 54b5309..6915e58 100644
--- a/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #sub_path_only rewrite ^__PATH__$ __PATH__/ permanent;
-location ^~ __PATH__/ {
+location __PATH__/ {
 
   # Path to source
   alias __INSTALL_DIR__/;
@@ -33,27 +33,27 @@ location ^~ __PATH__/ {
   }
 
   ## disable all access to the following directories
-  location ^~ __PATH__/config/ {
+  location ~ ^__PATH__/config/ {
     deny all;
     return 403;
   }
 
-  location ^~ __PATH__/tmp/ {
+  location ~ ^__PATH__/tmp/ {
     deny all;
     return 403;
   }
 
-  location ^~ __PATH__/core/ {
+  location ~ ^__PATH__/core/ {
     deny all;
     return 403;
   }
 
-  location ^~ __PATH__/lang/ {
+  location ~ ^__PATH__/lang/ {
     deny all;
     return 403;
   }
 
-  location ~ __PATH__/\.ht {
+  location ~ ^__PATH__/\.ht {
     deny  all;
     return 403;
   }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ location ^~ __PATH__/ {
   }
 
   ## properly display textfiles in root directory
-  location ~__PATH__/(.*\.md|LEGALNOTICE|LICENSE) {
+  location ~ ^__PATH__/(.*\.md|LEGALNOTICE|LICENSE) {
     default_type text/plain;
   }