diff --git a/_deploy/nginx/default.conf b/_deploy/nginx/default.conf
index 59b585cbc2..ddfe49d11d 100644
--- a/_deploy/nginx/default.conf
+++ b/_deploy/nginx/default.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 server {
-  port_in_redirect off;
+  # Use relative redirects to account for situations where a front-end proxy is
+  # used and the container does not know the public domain and port
+  absolute_redirect off;
   listen 4000;
   error_page 403 404 /404.html;
   location / {