diff --git a/ente/rootfs/etc/nginx/http.d/web.bak b/ente/rootfs/etc/nginx/http.d/web.bak
index 95eef1ad92..5c8a993495 100644
--- a/ente/rootfs/etc/nginx/http.d/web.bak
+++ b/ente/rootfs/etc/nginx/http.d/web.bak
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 server {
     listen 3000; root /www/photos;
-    location / { try_files \$uri \$uri.html /index.html; }
+    location / { try_files $uri $uri.html /index.html =404; }
 }
 server {
     listen 3001; root /www/accounts;
-    location / { try_files \$uri \$uri.html /index.html; }
+    location / { try_files $uri $uri.html /index.html =404; }
 }
 server {
     listen 3002; root /www/photos;
-    location / { try_files \$uri \$uri.html /index.html; }
+    location / { try_files $uri $uri.html /index.html =404; }
 }
 server {
     listen 3003; root /www/auth;
-    location / { try_files \$uri \$uri.html /index.html; }
+    location / { try_files $uri $uri.html /index.html =404; }
 }
 server {
     listen 3004; root /www/cast;
-    location / { try_files \$uri \$uri.html /index.html; }
+    location / { try_files $uri $uri.html /index.html =404; }
 }