diff --git a/backend/nginx.conf b/backend/nginx.conf
index 1ce52ac..031887a 100644
--- a/backend/nginx.conf
+++ b/backend/nginx.conf
@@ -1,26 +1,22 @@
 worker_processes 1;
-
 events {
     worker_connections 1024;
 }
-
 http {
     include       /etc/nginx/mime.types;
     default_type  application/octet-stream;
-
     sendfile        on;
     keepalive_timeout  65;
-
     client_max_body_size 100M;
-
+    
     upstream django {
         server 127.0.0.1:8000;
     }
-
+    
     server {
         listen 80;
         server_name localhost;
-
+        
         location / {
             proxy_pass http://django;
             proxy_set_header Host $host;
@@ -28,28 +24,27 @@ http {
             proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
             proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
         }
-
+        
         location /static/ {
             alias /code/staticfiles/;
         }
-
-        # Internal redirect path for protected media
-        location /protectedMedia/ {
-            internal;
-            alias /code/media/;
-            try_files $uri =404;
-        }
-
-        # Special headers for PDF responses under /protectedMedia/
+        
+        # Special handling for PDF files with CSP headers
         location ~ ^/protectedMedia/.*\.pdf$ {
             internal;
             alias /code/media/;
             try_files $uri =404;
-
             add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'none'; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'" always;
             add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff always;
             add_header X-Frame-Options SAMEORIGIN always;
             add_header Content-Disposition "inline" always;
         }
+        
+        # General protected media files (non-PDF)
+        location /protectedMedia/ {
+            internal;
+            alias /code/media/;
+            try_files $uri =404;
+        }
     }
-}
+}
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