diff --git a/docker/nginx/conf.d/include/location-skylink b/docker/nginx/conf.d/include/location-skylink
index 7e908968..abca26f6 100644
--- a/docker/nginx/conf.d/include/location-skylink
+++ b/docker/nginx/conf.d/include/location-skylink
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include /etc/nginx/conf.d/include/cors;
 include /etc/nginx/conf.d/include/proxy-buffer;
-include /etc/nginx/conf.d/include/proxy-cache-downloads;
+#include /etc/nginx/conf.d/include/proxy-cache-downloads;
 include /etc/nginx/conf.d/include/track-download;
 
 # ensure that skylink that we pass around is base64 encoded (transform base32 encoded ones)
@@ -12,45 +12,45 @@ set_by_lua_block $skylink { return require("skynet.skylink").parse(ngx.var.skyli
 set $skynet_proof '';
 
 access_by_lua_block {
-    -- the block below only makes sense if we are using nginx cache
-    if not ngx.var.skyd_disk_cache_enabled then
-        local httpc = require("resty.http").new()
-
-        -- detect whether requested skylink is v2
-        local isBase32v2 = string.len(ngx.var.skylink) == 55 and string.sub(ngx.var.skylink, 0, 2) == "04"
-        local isBase64v2 = string.len(ngx.var.skylink) == 46 and string.sub(ngx.var.skylink, 0, 2) == "AQ"
-
-        if isBase32v2 or isBase64v2 then
-            -- 10.10.10.10 points to sia service (alias not available when using resty-http)
-            local res, err = httpc:request_uri("http://10.10.10.10:9980/skynet/resolve/" .. ngx.var.skylink_v2, {
-                headers = { ["User-Agent"] = "Sia-Agent" }
-            })
-
-            -- print error and exit with 500 or exit with response if status is not 200
-            if err or (res and res.status ~= ngx.HTTP_OK) then
-                ngx.status = (err and ngx.HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR) or res.status
-                ngx.header["content-type"] = "text/plain"
-                ngx.say(err or res.body)
-                return ngx.exit(ngx.status)
-            end
-
-            local json = require('cjson')
-            local resolve = json.decode(res.body)
-            ngx.var.skylink_v1 = resolve.skylink
-            ngx.var.skynet_proof = res.headers["Skynet-Proof"]
-        end
-
-        -- check if skylink v1 is present on blocklist (compare hashes)
-        if require("skynet.blocklist").is_blocked(ngx.var.skylink_v1) then
-            return require("skynet.blocklist").exit_illegal()
-        end
-
-        -- if skylink is found on nocache list then set internal nocache variable
-        -- to tell nginx that it should not try and cache this file (too large)
-        if ngx.shared.nocache:get(ngx.var.skylink_v1) then
-            ngx.var.nocache = "1"
-        end
-    end
+#    -- the block below only makes sense if we are using nginx cache
+#    if not ngx.var.skyd_disk_cache_enabled then
+#        local httpc = require("resty.http").new()
+#
+#        -- detect whether requested skylink is v2
+#        local isBase32v2 = string.len(ngx.var.skylink) == 55 and string.sub(ngx.var.skylink, 0, 2) == "04"
+#        local isBase64v2 = string.len(ngx.var.skylink) == 46 and string.sub(ngx.var.skylink, 0, 2) == "AQ"
+#
+#        if isBase32v2 or isBase64v2 then
+#            -- 10.10.10.10 points to sia service (alias not available when using resty-http)
+#            local res, err = httpc:request_uri("http://10.10.10.10:9980/skynet/resolve/" .. ngx.var.skylink_v2, {
+#                headers = { ["User-Agent"] = "Sia-Agent" }
+#            })
+#
+#            -- print error and exit with 500 or exit with response if status is not 200
+#            if err or (res and res.status ~= ngx.HTTP_OK) then
+#                ngx.status = (err and ngx.HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR) or res.status
+#                ngx.header["content-type"] = "text/plain"
+#                ngx.say(err or res.body)
+#                return ngx.exit(ngx.status)
+#            end
+#
+#            local json = require('cjson')
+#            local resolve = json.decode(res.body)
+#            ngx.var.skylink_v1 = resolve.skylink
+#            ngx.var.skynet_proof = res.headers["Skynet-Proof"]
+#        end
+#
+#        -- check if skylink v1 is present on blocklist (compare hashes)
+#        if require("skynet.blocklist").is_blocked(ngx.var.skylink_v1) then
+#            return require("skynet.blocklist").exit_illegal()
+#        end
+#
+#        -- if skylink is found on nocache list then set internal nocache variable
+#        -- to tell nginx that it should not try and cache this file (too large)
+#        if ngx.shared.nocache:get(ngx.var.skylink_v1) then
+#            ngx.var.nocache = "1"
+#        end
+#    end
 
     if require("skynet.account").accounts_enabled() then
         -- check if portal is in authenticated only mode