diff --git a/DEPLOY.md b/DEPLOY.md
index c74fb3f0..dcc41bdc 100644
--- a/DEPLOY.md
+++ b/DEPLOY.md
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ server {
     client_max_body_size 20M;
 
     location /_matrix/ {
-        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:6167$request_uri;
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:6167;
         proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
         proxy_buffering off;
         proxy_read_timeout 5m;