diff --git a/docker/nginx.conf b/docker/nginx.conf
index 1c15ee1..b79ebe5 100644
--- a/docker/nginx.conf
+++ b/docker/nginx.conf
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ server {
         add_header Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate";
     }
 
-    # API proxy
+    # API proxy - strip /api prefix and send to backend
     location /api/ {
+        # Remove /api prefix when proxying
+        rewrite ^/api/(.*)$ /$1 break;
+        
         proxy_pass https://dev-api.rideaware.org;
         proxy_http_version 1.1;
         proxy_set_header Host dev-api.rideaware.org;
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ server {
             return 204;
         }
     }
+    
 
     # SPA - route all requests to index.html
     location / {