diff --git a/nginx/templates/local-nginx.conf.template b/nginx/templates/local-nginx.conf.template
index ba0a8511ad..a6122d34be 100644
--- a/nginx/templates/local-nginx.conf.template
+++ b/nginx/templates/local-nginx.conf.template
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ http {
         proxy_set_header Upgrade ${D}http_upgrade;
         proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
 
+        location /api/ {
+            rewrite ^/api(/.*)$ $1 last;
+        }
+
         location /auth {
             proxy_pass ${USER_SERVICE_URL};
         }