diff --git a/deployments/@domains/cocotte.club/nginx/prod.conf b/deployments/@domains/cocotte.club/nginx/prod.conf
index 4585375b..7dc73e94 100644
--- a/deployments/@domains/cocotte.club/nginx/prod.conf
+++ b/deployments/@domains/cocotte.club/nginx/prod.conf
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ server {
     # ── Upstream proxy: quinn.api runs locally on vps-0 at 127.0.0.1:3030
     # (same pattern as all other quinn.* vhosts on this host)
 
-    # /api/* → quinn.api
+    # /api/* → quinn.api (strip /api/ prefix — the API has no /api prefix itself)
     location /api/ {
-        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3030/api/;
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3030/;
         proxy_http_version 1.1;
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;