diff --git a/templates/nginx_sequenceserver.conf.j2 b/templates/nginx_sequenceserver.conf.j2
index 9da0719..e1d8cd5 100644
--- a/templates/nginx_sequenceserver.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nginx_sequenceserver.conf.j2
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ldap_server {{ item.name }}ldap {
 {% endfor %}
 
 server {
-    listen 80;
+    listen 80 default_server;
     server_name {{ sequenceserver_server_name }};
 
 {% for item in sequenceserver_blast_db %}