diff --git a/reverse-proxy/conf.d.dev/default.conf b/reverse-proxy/conf.d.dev/default.conf
index b8c0132ef..e00c0a7dc 100644
--- a/reverse-proxy/conf.d.dev/default.conf
+++ b/reverse-proxy/conf.d.dev/default.conf
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ server {
   location ^~ /api/archival/ {
     rewrite    ^/api/archival/(.*)$ /$1 break;
     resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=30s;
-    set $archivalApi archival-api;
-    proxy_pass http://$archivalApi:80;
+    set $upstream "archival-api";
+    proxy_pass http://$upstream:80;
     include    location-includes/*;
     add_header Content-Security-Policy "upgrade-insecure-requests; default-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'; frame-ancestors 'none'; form-action 'none';" always;
   }
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ server {
   location ^~ /api/directory/ {
     rewrite    ^/api/directory/(.*)$ /$1 break;
     resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=30s;
-    set $directoryApi directory-api;
-    proxy_pass http://$directoryApi:80;
+    set $upstream "directory-api";
+    proxy_pass http://$upstream:80;
     include    location-includes/*;
     add_header Content-Security-Policy "upgrade-insecure-requests; default-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'; frame-ancestors 'none'; form-action 'none';" always;
   }
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ server {
   location ^~ /api/ {
     rewrite    ^/api/(.*)$ /$1 break;
     resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=30s;
-    set $apiDocs api-docs;
-    proxy_pass http://$apiDocs:8080;
+    set $upstream "api-docs";
+    proxy_pass http://$upstream:8080;
     include    location-includes/*;
     add_header Content-Security-Policy "upgrade-insecure-requests; default-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'; frame-ancestors 'none'; form-action 'none'; connect-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; img-src 'self' validator.swagger.io data:;" always;
   }
diff --git a/reverse-proxy/conf.d/default.conf b/reverse-proxy/conf.d/default.conf
index 50b10f4e4..512d326bd 100644
--- a/reverse-proxy/conf.d/default.conf
+++ b/reverse-proxy/conf.d/default.conf
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ server {
   location ^~ /api/archival/ {
     rewrite    ^/api/archival/(.*)$ /$1 break;
     resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=30s;
-    set $archivalApi archival-api;
-    proxy_pass http://$archivalApi:80;
+    set $upstream "archival-api";
+    proxy_pass http://$upstream:80;
     include    location-includes/*;
     add_header Content-Security-Policy "upgrade-insecure-requests; default-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'; frame-ancestors 'none'; form-action 'none';" always;
   }
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ server {
   location ^~ /api/directory/ {
     rewrite    ^/api/directory/(.*)$ /$1 break;
     resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=30s;
-    set $directoryApi directory-api;
-    proxy_pass http://$directoryApi:80;
+    set $upstream "directory-api";
+    proxy_pass http://$upstream:80;
     include    location-includes/*;
     add_header Content-Security-Policy "upgrade-insecure-requests; default-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'; frame-ancestors 'none'; form-action 'none';" always;
   }
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ server {
   location ^~ /api/ {
     rewrite    ^/api/(.*)$ /$1 break;
     resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=30s;
-    set $apiDocs api-docs;
-    proxy_pass http://$apiDocs:8080;
+    set $upstream "api-docs";
+    proxy_pass http://$upstream:8080;
     include    location-includes/*;
     add_header Content-Security-Policy "upgrade-insecure-requests; default-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'; frame-ancestors 'none'; form-action 'none'; connect-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; img-src 'self' validator.swagger.io data:;" always;
   }
 
   location / {
     resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=30s;
-    set $web web;
-    proxy_pass http://$web:80;
+    set $upstream "web";
+    proxy_pass http://$upstream:80;
     include    location-includes/*;
     add_header Content-Security-Policy "upgrade-insecure-requests; default-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'; frame-ancestors 'none'; form-action 'none'; connect-src 'self'; script-src 'self'; style-src 'self'; img-src 'self' data:; manifest-src 'self';" always;
   }