diff --git a/build/nginx/configuration/nginx-default.conf b/build/nginx/configuration/nginx-default.conf
index 57a404770..fdaceb668 100644
--- a/build/nginx/configuration/nginx-default.conf
+++ b/build/nginx/configuration/nginx-default.conf
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ server {
 
         # The Laravel Backend would broadcast to this
     location ~ ^/apps/(?<reverbid>[^/]+)/events$ { # variable reverbid
-        set $reverb_server reverb;
-        proxy_pass http://$reverb_server:8080/apps/$reverbid/events$is_args$args;
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8081/apps/$reverbid/events$is_args$args;
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;