diff --git a/config/nginx/templates/default.conf.template b/config/nginx/templates/default.conf.template
index 51a90069f0e53f5d96cc52b0b94eea02bd7f59ec..b8e32fda0e1fc70e61db2c968fafb759a194cf93 100644
--- a/config/nginx/templates/default.conf.template
+++ b/config/nginx/templates/default.conf.template
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ map $http_x_forwarded_proto $real_scheme {
 # use docker DNS resolver with limited cache value for nc update or scaling
 resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=5s;
 
-upstream php-handler {
-    server ${NEXTCLOUD_ADDR};
-}
-
 server {
     listen 80;
     listen [::]:80;
@@ -135,6 +131,7 @@ server {
 
         fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+?\.php)(/.*)$;
         set $path_info $fastcgi_path_info;
+        set $php_upstream "${NEXTCLOUD_ADDR}";
 
         try_files $fastcgi_script_name =404;
 
@@ -145,7 +142,7 @@ server {
 
         fastcgi_param modHeadersAvailable true;         # Avoid sending the security headers twice
         fastcgi_param front_controller_active true;     # Enable pretty urls
-        fastcgi_pass php-handler;
+        fastcgi_pass $php_upstream;
 
         fastcgi_intercept_errors on;
         fastcgi_request_buffering off;