diff --git a/conf/nginx.conf b/conf/nginx.conf
index 7530d83..56a3fde 100644
--- a/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ location __PATH__/ {
   }
 
   # Internally redirect /wetty/ to /wetty because the app wants this
-  location =__PATH__/ {
-    rewrite ^__PATH__/$ __PATH__;
-  }
+  # break tells nginx to continue processing the location block
+  rewrite ^__PATH__/$ __PATH__ break;
 
   proxy_pass http://localhost:__PORT__;
   proxy_http_version 1.1;