diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
index 3cf4145..51f48a6 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ http {
         }
 
         location /api/ {
+            rewrite ^/api/(.*)$ /$1 break;
             proxy_pass http://web_server:5000;  # flask-app is the name of the Flask container in docker-compose
         }
     }
diff --git a/web_server/backend/blueprints/main.py b/web_server/backend/blueprints/main.py
index 9c8f147..539b41b 100644
--- a/web_server/backend/blueprints/main.py
+++ b/web_server/backend/blueprints/main.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from flask import Blueprint
+from flask import Blueprint, render_template
 
 main_bp = Blueprint("app", __name__)