diff --git a/lib/support/nginx/gitlab b/lib/support/nginx/gitlab
index f38e2e6209..0cf5292b29 100644
--- a/lib/support/nginx/gitlab
+++ b/lib/support/nginx/gitlab
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ server {
   location / {
     ## Serve static files from defined root folder.
     ## @gitlab is a named location for the upstream fallback, see below.
-    try_files $uri $uri/index.html $uri.html @gitlab;
+    try_files $uri /index.html $uri.html @gitlab;
   }
 
   ## We route uploads through GitLab to prevent XSS and enforce access control.
diff --git a/lib/support/nginx/gitlab-ssl b/lib/support/nginx/gitlab-ssl
index 4cc6a17db0..31a651c87f 100644
--- a/lib/support/nginx/gitlab-ssl
+++ b/lib/support/nginx/gitlab-ssl
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ server {
   location / {
     ## Serve static files from defined root folder.
     ## @gitlab is a named location for the upstream fallback, see below.
-    try_files $uri $uri/index.html $uri.html @gitlab;
+    try_files $uri /index.html $uri.html @gitlab;
   }
 
   ## We route uploads through GitLab to prevent XSS and enforce access control.