diff --git a/nginx/default.conf b/nginx/default.conf
index eb03d21..6155d6e 100644
--- a/nginx/default.conf
+++ b/nginx/default.conf
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ server {
 
     # react app specific
     location / {
-        if (!-e $request_filename){
-            rewrite ^(.*)$ /index.html break;
-        }
+        try_files $uri /index.html;
     }
 }
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