diff --git a/DEPLOY.md b/DEPLOY.md
index d56f4dbc..1fc9c242 100644
--- a/DEPLOY.md
+++ b/DEPLOY.md
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ server {
 
     location /_matrix/ {
         # TCP
-        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:6167$request_uri;
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:6167;
 
         # UNIX socket
         #proxy_pass http://backend;