diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index bbaecc7e7..3d20b43b2 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ server {
   gzip_comp_level 9;
   etag on;
   location / {
-    try_files \$uri \$uri/ /index.html;
+    try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
   }
   location /static/ {
     add_header Cache-Control max-age=31536000;