diff --git a/conf/nginx.conf b/conf/nginx.conf
index 9325dd3..548c7e2 100644
--- a/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 location / {
   alias __INSTALL_DIR__/public/;
+  # try redirecting stuff to index.php
+  rewrite ^(.*)$ /index.php$1 last;
 
   index index.php;
   client_max_body_size 256M;
@@ -8,8 +10,6 @@ location / {
   try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
 
   location ~ [^/]\.php(/|$) {
-    # try redirecting stuff to index.php
-    rewrite ^(.*)$ /index.php$1 last;
     fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
     #fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php__PHP_VERSION__-fpm-__APP__.sock;
     fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php__PHP_VERSION__-fpm.sock;