diff --git a/laravel/nixpacks.toml b/laravel/nixpacks.toml
index 44496bc..153777a 100644
--- a/laravel/nixpacks.toml
+++ b/laravel/nixpacks.toml
@@ -144,11 +144,15 @@ http {
         charset utf-8;
      
         $if(IS_LARAVEL) (
+            location / {
+                try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
+            }
+        ) else (
             $if(NIXPACKS_PHP_FALLBACK_PATH) (
                 location / {
-                    try_files $uri $uri/ ${NIXPACKS_PHP_FALLBACK_PATH}?$query_string;
+                    try_files $uri $uri/ ${NIXPACKS_PHP_FALLBACK_PATH:-/index.php}?$query_string;
                 }
-            )
+            ) else ()
         )
      
         location = /favicon.ico { access_log off; log_not_found off; }