diff --git a/frontend/confd/templates/nginx.conf b/frontend/confd/templates/nginx.conf
index 6d1d6081..22b98574 100755
--- a/frontend/confd/templates/nginx.conf
+++ b/frontend/confd/templates/nginx.conf
@@ -70,7 +70,18 @@ http {
 			try_files $uri /index.html;
 		}
 
-		location ~ /api/v(1|2) {
+		location /api/v1 {
+			proxy_pass http://{{ getenv "BACKEND_HOSTNAME" "shuffle-backend" }}:5001;
+			proxy_buffering off;
+			proxy_http_version 1.1;
+			
+			proxy_connect_timeout 900;
+			proxy_send_timeout 900;
+			proxy_read_timeout 900;
+			send_timeout 900;
+		}
+
+		location /api/v2 {
 			proxy_pass http://{{ getenv "BACKEND_HOSTNAME" "shuffle-backend" }}:5001;
 			proxy_buffering off;
 			proxy_http_version 1.1;