diff --git a/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf b/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
index a5b355b53..64d6396b2 100644
--- a/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ http {
             include proxy.conf;
         }
 
-        location ~* (?:/.*/)?api/.*\.(jpg|jpeg|png|webp|gif)$ {
+        location ~* /api/.*\.(jpg|jpeg|png|webp|gif)$ {
             include auth_request.conf;
-            rewrite (?:/.*/)?api/(.*)$ /$1 break;
+            rewrite ^/api/(.*)$ /$1 break;
             proxy_pass http://frigate_api;
             include proxy.conf;
         }