diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
index 748ff77..69045eb 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ http {
             }
 
             proxy_pass_request_headers on;
-            proxy_pass http://cors-school-backend:8080/;
+
+            set $upstream_backend cors-school-backend;
+            proxy_pass http://$upstream_backend:8080/;
 
         }
     }