diff --git a/reverse-proxy/conf.d.dev/default.conf b/reverse-proxy/conf.d.dev/default.conf
index 4eac76ef5..cc912d81c 100644
--- a/reverse-proxy/conf.d.dev/default.conf
+++ b/reverse-proxy/conf.d.dev/default.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 server {
   listen 80 default_server;
 
-  location /api/directory {
+  location ^~ /api/directory/ {
+    rewrite ^/api/directory/(.*)$ /$1 break;
     proxy_pass         http://directory-api:80;
     proxy_http_version 1.1;
     proxy_set_header   Upgrade $http_upgrade;
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ server {
     proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
   }
 
-  location /api {
+  location ^~ /api/ {
+    rewrite ^/api/(.*)$ /$1 break;
     proxy_pass         http://api-docs:8080;
     proxy_http_version 1.1;
     proxy_set_header   Upgrade $http_upgrade;
diff --git a/reverse-proxy/conf.d/default.conf b/reverse-proxy/conf.d/default.conf
index 4b3cb0532..027c327ce 100644
--- a/reverse-proxy/conf.d/default.conf
+++ b/reverse-proxy/conf.d/default.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ server {
 
   add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'none'; connect-src 'self'; img-src 'self' data:; manifest-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; base-uri 'none'; form-action 'none'; frame-ancestors 'none';" always;
 
-  location /api/directory {
+  location ^~ /api/directory/ {
+    rewrite ^/api/directory/(.*)$ /$1 break;
     proxy_pass         http://directory-api:80;
     proxy_http_version 1.1;
     proxy_set_header   Upgrade $http_upgrade;
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ server {
     proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
   }
 
-  location /api {
+  location ^~ /api/ {
+    rewrite ^/api/(.*)$ /$1 break;
     proxy_pass         http://api-docs:8080;
     proxy_http_version 1.1;
     proxy_set_header   Upgrade $http_upgrade;