diff --git a/deployment/nginx.conf b/deployment/nginx.conf
index 69643afd..bd4bc238 100644
--- a/deployment/nginx.conf
+++ b/deployment/nginx.conf
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ server {
     }
     
     location /etherpad {
-    	rewrite /etherpad/(.*) $1 break;
+    	rewrite /etherpad/(.*) /$1 break;
 	rewrite ^/etherpad$ /etherpad/ permanent;
 	proxy_pass http://etherpad:9001;
 	proxy_redirect / /etherpad/;