diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/nginx/nginx.conf.j2 b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/nginx/nginx.conf.j2
index 2e2abf3e..d8917d46 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/nginx/nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/nginx/nginx.conf.j2
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ http {
   
 		listen 127.0.0.1:8443 ssl default_server;
 
+		# nginx is reached through the stream proxy on port 443,
+		# so redirects it generates itself (e.g. /dir -> /dir/)
+		# must not contain the internal port 8443.
+		absolute_redirect off;
+
 		root {{ www_root }};
 
 		index index.html index.htm;