diff --git a/frontend/nginx.conf b/frontend/nginx.conf
index fe6e822..d78f813 100644
--- a/frontend/nginx.conf
+++ b/frontend/nginx.conf
@@ -5,13 +5,8 @@ server {
   root /usr/share/nginx/html;
   index index.html;
 
-  # App-Route
-  location / {
-    try_files $uri /index.html;
-  }
-
-  # API → Intern weiterleiten an Express
-  location /api/ {
+  # API wird intern an Express weitergereicht
+  location ^~ /api/ {
     proxy_pass http://backend:3000/;
     proxy_http_version 1.1;
     proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
@@ -20,7 +15,12 @@ server {
     proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
   }
 
-  # Static Files
+  # Alle anderen Requests an index.html (für React-Routing)
+  location / {
+    try_files $uri /index.html;
+  }
+
+  # Static Files explizit behandeln (optional)
   location ~* \.(?:ico|css|js|gif|jpe?g|png|woff2?|ttf|svg|eot|otf)$ {
     expires 6M;
     access_log off;