diff --git a/setup/start/nginx/appconfig.ejs b/setup/start/nginx/appconfig.ejs
index fc2e1b258..9c8aa416d 100644
--- a/setup/start/nginx/appconfig.ejs
+++ b/setup/start/nginx/appconfig.ejs
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ server {
     proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
     proxy_set_header Connection $connection_upgrade;
 
-    error_page 500 502 503 504 @appstatus;
+    # only serve up the status page if we get proxy gateway errors
+    error_page 502 503 504 @appstatus;
     location @appstatus {
         return 307 <%= adminOrigin %>/appstatus.html?referrer=https://$host$request_uri;
     }