diff --git a/mods/sample-nginx.config b/mods/sample-nginx.config
index abd40c573..843b4b716 100644
--- a/mods/sample-nginx.config
+++ b/mods/sample-nginx.config
@@ -55,13 +55,16 @@ server {
     rewrite ^/(.*) /index.php?q=$1 last;
   }
 
-  # statically serve these file types
+  # statically serve these file types when possible
+  # otherwise fall back to front controller
   # allow browser to cache them
   # added .htm for advanced source code editor library
-  location ~* \.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|css|js|ico|htm)$ {
+  location ~* \.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|css|js|ico|htm|html)$ {
     expires 30d;
+    try_files $uri /index.php?q=$uri&$args;
   }
 
+
   # block these file types
   location ~* \.(tpl|md|git|tgz) {
     deny all;