diff --git a/config/etc/nginx.conf b/config/etc/nginx.conf
index 47c419869f..c0741b66a6 100644
--- a/config/etc/nginx.conf
+++ b/config/etc/nginx.conf
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ http {
     root /var/web/mo/public;
 
     # prefer to serve static files directly from nginx
-    try_files $uri/index.html $uri.html $uri @app;
+    try_files $uri @app;
 
     location @app {
       proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
diff --git a/config/etc/nginx_dev.conf b/config/etc/nginx_dev.conf
index fae863900e..f71d6e364b 100644
--- a/config/etc/nginx_dev.conf
+++ b/config/etc/nginx_dev.conf
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ http {
     root /vagrant/mo/public;
 
     # prefer to serve static files directly from nginx
-    try_files $uri/index.html $uri.html $uri @app;
+    try_files $uri @app;
 
     location @app {
       proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;