diff --git a/doc/install/sample-nginx.conf b/doc/install/sample-nginx.conf
index e7ce66db0..3f33044fb 100644
--- a/doc/install/sample-nginx.conf
+++ b/doc/install/sample-nginx.conf
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ssl_certificate /path/to/ssl.crt;
 ssl_certificate_key /path/to/ssl.key;
 
 root /var/www/example.com;
+    index index.php;
     access_log /var/log/nginx/example.com.log;
     include standard.conf;
     location ~ \.php$ {