diff --git a/nginx/conf.d/Recipes.conf b/nginx/conf.d/Recipes.conf
index dd0216362..314fbe9fa 100644
--- a/nginx/conf.d/Recipes.conf
+++ b/nginx/conf.d/Recipes.conf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ server {
   }
   # pass requests for dynamic content to gunicorn
   location / {
-    proxy_set_header Host $host;
+    proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
     proxy_pass http://web_recipes:8080;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}