diff --git a/appcontainer/nginx.conf b/appcontainer/nginx.conf
index b0fe492bdb..2ea16be1f2 100644
--- a/appcontainer/nginx.conf
+++ b/appcontainer/nginx.conf
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ http {
       add_header Cache-Control public;
     }
 
+    # path for uploaded files
+    location /uploads/ {
+      alias /home/calitp/app/data/uploads/;
+      expires 1y;
+      add_header Cache-Control public;
+    }
+
     location / {
       # checks for static file, if not found proxy to app
       try_files $uri @proxy_to_app;