diff --git a/nginx/admin.conf_template b/nginx/admin.conf_template
index e85725112..d496447fd 100644
--- a/nginx/admin.conf_template
+++ b/nginx/admin.conf_template
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ server {
 
     # graphite paths
     location ~ ^/(graphite|content|metrics|dashboard|render|browser|composer)/ {
-        proxy_pass   http://127.0.0.1:3000;
+        proxy_pass   http://127.0.0.1:8000;
         # allow unlimited uploads. api server takes care of limit
         client_max_body_size 0;
     }