diff --git a/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf b/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf
index 7f477a70..3033f54f 100644
--- a/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf
+++ b/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf
@@ -289,9 +289,9 @@ server {
 	location ~ "^/file/([a-zA-Z0-9-_]{46}(/.*)?)$" {
 		include /etc/nginx/conf.d/include/proxy-buffer;
 
-		rewrite /file/(.*) $1 break;
+		rewrite /file/(.*) $1 break; # drop the /file/ prefix from uri
 
-		proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1/$1?attachment=true&$args;
+		proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1/$uri?attachment=true&$args;
 	}
 
 	# include custom locations, specific to the server