diff --git a/nginx/conf.d/default.conf b/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
index 24899e9..8aa4c68 100644
--- a/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+++ b/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ server {
 
   location /api/ {
     set $api_upstream "api";
-    proxy_pass http://$api_upstream:8000/api/;
+    # No URI suffix: nginx preserves the complete /api/v1/... request path.
+    proxy_pass http://$api_upstream:8000;
     proxy_http_version 1.1;
     proxy_set_header Host $host;
     proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;