diff --git a/contrib/nginx.conf b/contrib/nginx.conf
index 34821cd52..ad8ee9e31 100644
--- a/contrib/nginx.conf
+++ b/contrib/nginx.conf
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ server {
     }
 
     location / {
-        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8001;
-        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $http_host;
-        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
-        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+        include uwsgi_params;
+        uwsgi_pass  127.0.0.1:8001;
+        uwsgi_param Host $host;
+        uwsgi_param X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        uwsgi_param X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        uwsgi_param X-Forwarded-Proto $http_x_forwarded_proto;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/installation/5-http-server.md b/docs/installation/5-http-server.md
index b81c6d84a..3690bb256 100644
--- a/docs/installation/5-http-server.md
+++ b/docs/installation/5-http-server.md
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@ If you are unable to connect to the HTTP server, check that:
 
 If you are able to connect but receive a 502 (bad gateway) error, check the following:
 
-* The WSGI worker processes (gunicorn) are running (`systemctl status netbox` should show a status of "active (running)")
+* The WSGI worker processes (uWSGI) are running (`systemctl status netbox` should show a status of "active (running)")
 * Nginx/Apache is configured to connect to the port on which gunicorn is listening (default is 8001).
 * SELinux is not preventing the reverse proxy connection. You may need to allow HTTP network connections with the command `setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect 1`