diff --git a/nginx-site.conf b/nginx-site.conf
index d416970..89a096a 100644
--- a/nginx-site.conf
+++ b/nginx-site.conf
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # assuming the dist repo lives at /srv/http/lavender.software
 
 location / {
-  alias /srv/http/lavender.software/;
+  root /srv/http/lavender.software/;
+
+  location = /webring/data.json {
+    add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin *;
+  }
 }
 
 error_page 404 /404.html
-
-location = /webring/data.json {
-  add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin *;
-}