diff --git a/docker/httpd/Dockerfile b/docker/httpd/Dockerfile
index fa8d8d0a..3aa9424c 100644
--- a/docker/httpd/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/httpd/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # alpine is more secure
 FROM nginx:stable-alpine
 
-COPY docker/httpd/vhost.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
-COPY api/public/ /var/www/html/api/public/
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+ENV NGINX_APPLICATION_HOSTNAME application
+
+COPY docker/httpd/vhost.conf /etc/nginx/templates/default.conf.template
+COPY api/public/ /var/www/html/api/public/
diff --git a/docker/httpd/vhost.conf b/docker/httpd/vhost.conf
index 2adf349b..0c9ad15a 100644
--- a/docker/httpd/vhost.conf
+++ b/docker/httpd/vhost.conf
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ server {
     fastcgi_param PATH_INFO       $fastcgi_path_info;
     fastcgi_param PATH_TRANSLATED $document_root$fastcgi_path_info;
 
-    fastcgi_pass   application:9000;
+    fastcgi_pass   ${NGINX_APPLICATION_HOSTNAME}:9000;
     fastcgi_index  index.php;
   }
-}
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+}