diff --git a/docker/config/nginx/sapl.conf b/docker/config/nginx/sapl.conf
index 28c2cb984..bd69c1141 100644
--- a/docker/config/nginx/sapl.conf
+++ b/docker/config/nginx/sapl.conf
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ server {
 
     location /api/ {
         add_header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' '*';
+
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
+        proxy_redirect off;
+        proxy_pass http://sapl_server;
     }
 
     location /static/ {
@@ -25,17 +30,12 @@ server {
 
     location / {
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-
         proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
-
         proxy_redirect off;
 
-
-        if (!-f $request_filename) {
-            proxy_pass http://sapl_server;
-            break;
-        }
+        proxy_pass http://sapl_server;
     }
+
     error_page 500 502 503 504 /500.html;
     location = /500.html {
         root /var/interlegis/sapl/sapl/static/;