diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 21f8d9d..95a2afd 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -99,17 +99,17 @@ else
   
   # Create a simpler nginx config for local deployment
   echo "Generating local nginx configuration..."
-  cat > nginx/app.conf << EOF
+  cat > nginx/app.conf << 'EOF'
 server {
     listen 80;
     server_name localhost;
     
     location / {
         proxy_pass http://web:8000;
-        proxy_set_header Host \$host;
-        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP \$remote_addr;
-        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For \$proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto \$scheme;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
     }
 }
 EOF
diff --git a/init-letsencrypt.sh b/init-letsencrypt.sh
index 4f4ee29..c347a7c 100755
--- a/init-letsencrypt.sh
+++ b/init-letsencrypt.sh
@@ -93,8 +93,11 @@ EOF
 header "Configuring Nginx"
 echo "Generating Nginx configuration..."
 
-export DOMAIN_NAME=$domains
-envsubst < ./nginx/app.conf.template > ./nginx/app.conf
+# Use sed instead of envsubst to only replace DOMAIN_NAME without affecting nginx variables
+cp ./nginx/app.conf.template ./nginx/app.conf
+sed -i "s/\${DOMAIN_NAME}/$domains/g" ./nginx/app.conf
+
+echo "Generated nginx configuration for domain: $domains"
 
 # Stop any existing services
 echo "Stopping any existing services..."
diff --git a/nginx/app.conf.template b/nginx/app.conf.template
index e0316a9..94eb290 100644
--- a/nginx/app.conf.template
+++ b/nginx/app.conf.template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ server {
     }
     
     location / {
-        return 301 https://$$host$$request_uri;
+        return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
     }
 }
 
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ server {
     
     location / {
         proxy_pass http://web:8000;
-        proxy_set_header Host $$host;
-        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $$remote_addr;
-        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $$proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $$scheme;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
     }
 }