diff --git a/roles/nginxplus/files/conf/http/ansible-tower_prod.conf b/roles/nginxplus/files/conf/http/ansible-tower_prod.conf
index 46e8390ec7..1df9e60443 100644
--- a/roles/nginxplus/files/conf/http/ansible-tower_prod.conf
+++ b/roles/nginxplus/files/conf/http/ansible-tower_prod.conf
@@ -38,14 +38,18 @@ server {
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
-        #attempt to enable websocket
-        #proxy_set_header Host $host; not sure if we can use this
-        proxy_http_version 1.1;
-        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
-        proxy_set_header Connection "Upgrade";
         proxy_cache ansible-towercache;
         proxy_intercept_errors on;
         health_check interval=10 fails=3 passes=2;
+        
+        location /websocket/ {
+          proxy_pass https://ansible-tower;
+          #attempt to enable websocket
+          proxy_set_header Host $host;
+          proxy_http_version 1.1;
+          proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+          proxy_set_header Connection "Upgrade";
+        }
     }
 
     include /etc/nginx/conf.d/templates/errors.conf;