diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index 193c804..a958c30 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -11,22 +11,16 @@ http {
     server {
         listen 80;
 
-        # Define MIME type
-        types {
-            text/html html htm shtml;
-        }
-
         # Health check location at a secret path
         location /secret-health-path {
-            # A simple response to indicate Nginx is running
             add_header Content-Type text/plain;
             return 200 'Healthy';
         }
 
         location / {
-            # Use the placeholders for the proxy pass
-            proxy_pass ${PROTOCOL}://${BACKEND_ADDRESS}:${BACKEND_PORT};
-            
+            # Proxy pass to the backend using environment variables with HTTP explicitly
+            proxy_pass http://${BACKEND_ADDRESS}:${BACKEND_PORT};
+
             # General proxy settings
             proxy_http_version 1.1;
             proxy_set_header Host $host;
@@ -34,16 +28,17 @@ http {
             proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
             proxy_set_header Accept-Encoding "";
             proxy_buffering off;
-            proxy_ssl_verify off;  # Skip SSL verification, be cautious
 
-            # Do not alter the Connection header; let the backend and client negotiate that
-            proxy_set_header Connection $http_connection;
+            # Remove headers that might hint at HTTPS usage
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto "";
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Ssl "";
+            proxy_set_header X-Url-Scheme "";
 
-            # Preserve the request scheme for the backend application
-            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+            # Disable proxy_ssl_verify if you're not using HTTPS at all
+            proxy_ssl_verify off;
 
-            # Allow the backend to serve the correct protocol URLs
-            proxy_redirect off;
+            # Do not pass through the Connection header from the client
+            proxy_set_header Connection "";
         }
     }
 }