diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index cf74293..e1dc518 100644
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Default to HTTP if PROTOCOL is not set
-PROTOCOL="${PROTOCOL:-http}"
 
-# Replace placeholders with environment variable values
-envsubst '$BACKEND_ADDRESS $BACKEND_PORT $PROTOCOL $MATOMO_URL $MATOMO_SITE_ID' < /etc/nginx/nginx.conf.template > /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+# Substitute environment variables in the NGINX config template
+envsubst < /etc/nginx/nginx.conf.template > /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
 
-# Start nginx in the foreground
-curl -k -I $PROTOCOL://$BACKEND_ADDRESS:$BACKEND_PORT
-echo checking nginx modules
-nginx -V 2>&1 | grep -o http_sub_module
-echo /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
-cat /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+# Start NGINX
 exec nginx -g 'daemon off;'