diff --git a/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf b/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
index d2bc8cfdb..925168463 100644
--- a/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ http {
 
     proxy_cache_path /dev/shm/nginx_cache levels=1:2 keys_zone=api_cache:10m max_size=10m inactive=1m use_temp_path=off;
 
+    map $http_accept $should_not_cache {
+        'application/json' 0;
+        default 1;
+    }
+
     upstream frigate_api {
         server 127.0.0.1:5001;
         keepalive 1024;
@@ -192,12 +197,9 @@ http {
             proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
             proxy_cache_valid 200 5s;
             proxy_cache_bypass $http_x_cache_bypass;
+            proxy_no_cache $should_not_cache;
             add_header X-Cache-Status $upstream_cache_status;
 
-            if ($http_accept !~ "application/json") {
-                proxy_no_cache 1;
-            }
-
             location /api/vod/ {
                 proxy_pass http://frigate_api/vod/;
                 include proxy.conf;