diff --git a/conf/nginx.conf b/conf/nginx.conf
index a369d13..6088896 100644
--- a/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ root /var/www/pelican/output/;
 location {LOCATION} {
     alias {DESTDIR}/output;
     
+    index index.html
     if ($scheme = http) {
       rewrite ^ https://$server_name$request_uri? permanent;
     }