diff --git a/config/nginx.sample.conf b/config/nginx.sample.conf
index bbf8d3a4349..85c44db3897 100644
--- a/config/nginx.sample.conf
+++ b/config/nginx.sample.conf
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ server {
       break;
     }
 
-    location ~ ^/(backups|letter_avatar|user_avatar) {
+    # TODO test in multisite
+    #location ~ ^/(backups|letter_avatar|user_avatar) {
+    location ~ ^/backups/ {
       proxy_set_header X-Sendfile-Type X-Accel-Redirect;
       proxy_set_header X-Accel-Mapping $public/=/downloads/;
       proxy_pass http://discourse;