diff --git a/docker/nginx/nginx.conf b/docker/nginx/nginx.conf
index 58b4070f..508622b9 100644
--- a/docker/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/docker/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ server {
 
     access_log /var/log/nginx/application.access.log;
 
-    root /var/www/html/.;
+    root /var/www/html;
     
-    index index.php;
+    index index.php index.html;
 
     # try to serve file directly, fallback to index.php
     
     location / {
-        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php$is_args$args =404;
+        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
     }
 
     location ~ ^.+.php {
@@ -27,4 +27,8 @@ server {
         fastcgi_buffer_size 32k;
         include fastcgi_params;
     }
+    
+    location ~ /\.ht {
+        deny all;
+    }
 }