diff --git a/proxy/nginx.conf b/proxy/nginx.conf
index d541c798528570f26cb904e9b69ca96ebffbea2e..063e164f2250036743985edc1bf59355ead14c2a 100644
--- a/proxy/nginx.conf
+++ b/proxy/nginx.conf
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ http {
     location ~ ^/(api|media)/ {
       proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
       proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
-      proxy_set_header Host $host;
+      proxy_set_header Host backend;
       include uwsgi_params;
       proxy_pass http://backend:8001;
     }