diff --git a/backend/dev_nginx.conf b/backend/dev_nginx.conf
index 44fef8a5..af370d2e 100644
--- a/backend/dev_nginx.conf
+++ b/backend/dev_nginx.conf
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ server {
 # MatrixRTC reverse proxy
 # - MatrixRTC Authorization Service
 # - LiveKit SFU websocket signaling connection
+upstream jwt-auth-services {
+    server auth-server:8080;
+    server host.docker.internal:8080;
+}
+
 server {
     listen                  80;
     listen                  [::]:80;
@@ -63,7 +68,8 @@ server {
       proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 
       # JWT Service running at port 8080
-      proxy_pass http://auth-server:8080/;
+      proxy_pass http://jwt-auth-services/;
+    
     }
 
     location ^~ /livekit/sfu/ {