diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index 67bda5c..3d7d705 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@ http {
         access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log compression;
 
         # where the root here
-        root /var/www;
+        root /usr/share/nginx/html;
         # what file to server as index
         index index.html index.htm;
 
         location / {
-            root /usr/share/nginx/html
             # First attempt to serve request as file, then
             # as directory, then fall back to redirecting to index.html
             try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;