diff --git a/conf/nginx.conf b/conf/nginx.conf
index b3d3525..bdbf14f 100644
--- a/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ location ^~ /.well-known {
   location = /.well-known/webfinger     { return 301 __PATH__/index.php$uri; }
   location = /.well-known/nodeinfo      { return 301 __PATH__/index.php$uri; }
 
-  try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
+  # Let Nextcloud's API for `/.well-known` URIs handle all other
+  # requests by passing them to the front-end controller.
+  return 301 __PATH__/index.php$request_uri;
 }
 
 #sub_path_only rewrite ^__PATH__$ __PATH__/ permanent;