diff --git a/backend/dev_nginx.conf b/backend/dev_nginx.conf
index 59a25ba0..44fef8a5 100644
--- a/backend/dev_nginx.conf
+++ b/backend/dev_nginx.conf
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ server {
       proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
       proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
-      proxy_pass http://element-web:81;
+      proxy_pass http://element-web:8081;
       proxy_ssl_verify              off;
 
     }
     
     error_page   500 502 503 504  /50x.html;
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}