diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
index 6799de6c7d96..93b1a3fdfadd 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
@@ -361,10 +361,12 @@ let
             ${optionalString (vhost.acmeFallbackHost != null) "try_files $uri @acme-fallback;"}
             ${optionalString (vhost.acmeRoot != null) "root ${vhost.acmeRoot};"}
             auth_basic off;
+            auth_request off;
           }
           ${optionalString (vhost.acmeFallbackHost != null) ''
             location @acme-fallback {
               auth_basic off;
+              auth_request off;
               proxy_pass http://${vhost.acmeFallbackHost};
             }
           ''}