diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
index 69045eb..4b4f851 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ http {
             proxy_cache off;
 
             proxy_pass_request_headers on;
-            proxy_pass http://hugo-chat-backend:8080/;
+            set $upstream_backend hugo-chat-backend;
+            proxy_pass http://$upstream_backend:8080/;
 
         }
     }