diff --git a/docs/nginx/monolith-sample.conf b/docs/nginx/monolith-sample.conf
index 0344aa96c..360eb9255 100644
--- a/docs/nginx/monolith-sample.conf
+++ b/docs/nginx/monolith-sample.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#change IP to location of monolith server
+upstream monolith{
+    server 127.0.0.1:8008;
+}
 server {
     listen 443 ssl; # IPv4
     listen [::]:443 ssl; # IPv6
@@ -23,6 +27,6 @@ server {
     }
 
     location /_matrix {
-        proxy_pass http://monolith:8008;
+        proxy_pass http://monolith;
     }
 }