diff --git a/nginx/default.conf b/nginx/default.conf
index 4a9caed..dce6020 100644
--- a/nginx/default.conf
+++ b/nginx/default.conf
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ server {
 
     # react app specific
     location / {
+        root   /usr/share/nginx/html;
         try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
     }
 }
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