diff --git a/admin_manual/installation/nginx-root.conf.sample b/admin_manual/installation/nginx-root.conf.sample
index e61990d0d31..a1294282420 100644
--- a/admin_manual/installation/nginx-root.conf.sample
+++ b/admin_manual/installation/nginx-root.conf.sample
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ server {
     # `location ~ /(\.|autotest|...)` which would otherwise handle requests
     # for `/.well-known`.
     location ^~ /.well-known {
+        absolute_redirect off;
+
         # The rules in this block are an adaptation of the rules
         # in `.htaccess` that concern `/.well-known`.
 
diff --git a/admin_manual/installation/nginx-subdir.conf.sample b/admin_manual/installation/nginx-subdir.conf.sample
index ad1df1d307c..f5d1c6efd0f 100644
--- a/admin_manual/installation/nginx-subdir.conf.sample
+++ b/admin_manual/installation/nginx-subdir.conf.sample
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ server {
     }
 
     location ^~ /.well-known {
+        absolute_redirect off;
+
         # The rules in this block are an adaptation of the rules
         # in the Nextcloud `.htaccess` that concern `/.well-known`.