diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/common/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb b/chef/cookbooks/common/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
index 2760ec14e..133f971f4 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/common/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/common/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ http {
 
    listen       80;
    server_name  alpha.joindiaspora.com www.alpha.joindiaspora.com;
-   root /usr/local/app/diaspora;
+   root /usr/local/app/diaspora/public;
 
    location / {
     proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;