diff --git a/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf b/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf
index 7ea0c288..54e28e64 100644
--- a/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf
+++ b/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ server {
 
 			if hnsres_json.skylink then
 				-- try to match the skylink with sia:// prefix
-				local skylink, skylink_rest = string.match(hnsres_json.skylink, "sia://([^/?]+)(.*)")
+				skylink, skylink_rest = string.match(hnsres_json.skylink, "sia://([^/?]+)(.*)")
 
 				-- in case the skylink did not match, assume that there is no sia:// prefix and try to match again
 				if skylink == nil then