diff --git a/docker/nginx/conf.d/server/server.api b/docker/nginx/conf.d/server/server.api
index 11a3ee75..113a3c41 100644
--- a/docker/nginx/conf.d/server/server.api
+++ b/docker/nginx/conf.d/server/server.api
@@ -137,15 +137,13 @@ location /abuse/report {
 location /hns {
     include /etc/nginx/conf.d/include/cors;
 
-    # match the request_uri and extract the hns domain and anything that is passed in the uri after it
-    # example: /hns/something/foo/bar matches:
-    # > hns_domain: something
-    # > path: /foo/bar/
-    set_by_lua_block $hns_domain { return string.match(ngx.var.uri, "/hns/([^/?]+)") }
-    set_by_lua_block $path { return string.match(ngx.var.uri, "/hns/[^/?]+(.*)") }
+    rewrite_by_lua_block {
+        local hns_domain = string.match(ngx.var.uri, "/hns/([^/?]+)")
+        local path = string.match(ngx.var.uri, "/hns/[^/?]+(.*)")
+        local hns_subdomain_url = ngx.var.scheme .. "://" .. hns_domain .. ".hns." .. ngx.var.skynet_portal_domain .. path .. ngx.var.is_args .. ngx.var.args
 
-    proxy_set_header Host $host;
-    include /etc/nginx/conf.d/include/location-hns;
+        return ngx.redirect(hns_subdomain_url, ngx.HTTP_MOVED_PERMANENTLY)
+    }
 }
 
 location /hnsres {