diff --git a/examples/nginx.conf b/examples/nginx.conf
index 5f9a8bde..5ed8f87c 100644
--- a/examples/nginx.conf
+++ b/examples/nginx.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This is example contains the bare minimum to get nginx going with
-# Gunicornservers.  
+# Gunicornservers.
 
 worker_processes 1;
 
@@ -111,10 +111,8 @@ http {
 
       # Try to serve static files from nginx, no point in making an
       # *application* server like Unicorn/Rainbows! serve static files.
-      if (!-f $request_filename) {
-        proxy_pass http://app_server;
-        break;
-      }
+      proxy_pass http://app_server;
+
     }
 
     # Error pages