diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index 2e7df9d..573518f 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 user  nginx;
 worker_processes  1;
 
+# Load environment variables
+env BACKEND_ADDRESS;
+env BACKEND_PORT;
+
 events {
     worker_connections  1024;
 }
@@ -9,10 +13,6 @@ http {
     include       /etc/nginx/mime.types;
     default_type  application/octet-stream;
 
-    # Load environment variables
-    env BACKEND_ADDRESS;
-    env BACKEND_PORT;
-
     server {
         listen 80;
 
@@ -25,4 +25,3 @@ http {
         }
     }
 }
-