diff --git a/nginx.conf.template b/nginx.conf.template
index c153a10..869b5c0 100644
--- a/nginx.conf.template
+++ b/nginx.conf.template
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ http {
 	###{---
 	location /comments {
 	    # we're going to use a python program to substitute this out
-	    proxy_pass http://${{COMMENTS_BACKEND}}
+	    proxy_pass http://${{COMMENTS_BACKEND}};
 	}
 	###---}
     }