diff --git a/docs/reverse_proxy.md b/docs/reverse_proxy.md
index 06337e7c0039..75bb839faa77 100644
--- a/docs/reverse_proxy.md
+++ b/docs/reverse_proxy.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ server {
 
     server_name matrix.example.com;
 
-    location ~ ^(/_matrix|/_synapse/client) {
+    location ~ ^(/_matrix|/_synapse/client|/$) {
         # note: do not add a path (even a single /) after the port in `proxy_pass`,
         # otherwise nginx will canonicalise the URI and cause signature verification
         # errors.