diff --git a/webserver-configs/nginx.conf b/webserver-configs/nginx.conf
index 04d1798892..814ec88466 100644
--- a/webserver-configs/nginx.conf
+++ b/webserver-configs/nginx.conf
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ server {
     ## Begin - Index
     # for subfolders, simply adjust:
     # `location /subfolder {`
-    # and the rewrite to use `/subfolder/index.php`
+    # and the try_file to use `/subfolder/index.php` and `/subfolder/index.html`
     location / {
-        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
-        if (!-e $request_filename){ rewrite ^(.*)$ /index.php last; }
+        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html /index.php;
     }
     ## End - Index