diff --git a/installer/roles/image_build/tasks/main.yml b/installer/roles/image_build/tasks/main.yml
index 63bc5d9a1c..4e6f0ad15b 100644
--- a/installer/roles/image_build/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/installer/roles/image_build/tasks/main.yml
@@ -130,12 +130,6 @@
     mode: '0700'
   delegate_to: localhost
 
-- name: Stage nginx.conf
-  template:
-    src: nginx.conf.j2
-    dest: "{{ docker_base_path }}/nginx.conf"
-  delegate_to: localhost
-
 - name: Stage supervisor.conf
   copy:
     src: supervisor.conf
diff --git a/installer/roles/image_build/templates/Dockerfile.j2 b/installer/roles/image_build/templates/Dockerfile.j2
index f2c5c0a3a7..b5efafa22a 100644
--- a/installer/roles/image_build/templates/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/installer/roles/image_build/templates/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ COPY {{ awx_sdist_file }} /tmp/{{ awx_sdist_file }}
 RUN OFFICIAL=yes /var/lib/awx/venv/awx/bin/pip install /tmp/{{ awx_sdist_file }}
 
 ADD settings.py /etc/tower/settings.py
-ADD nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
 ADD supervisor.conf /supervisor.conf
 ADD supervisor_task.conf /supervisor_task.conf
 ADD launch_awx.sh /usr/bin/launch_awx.sh
diff --git a/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/compose.yml b/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/compose.yml
index 16171f59a3..cf2d770248 100644
--- a/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/compose.yml
+++ b/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/compose.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     - environment.sh
     - credentials.py
     - docker-compose.yml
+    - nginx.conf
   register: awx_compose_config
 
 - name: Render SECRET_KEY file
diff --git a/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2 b/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
index e53295c58c..2e29c52ef6 100644
--- a/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ services:
       - "{{ docker_compose_dir }}/SECRET_KEY:/etc/tower/SECRET_KEY"
       - "{{ docker_compose_dir }}/environment.sh:/etc/tower/conf.d/environment.sh"
       - "{{ docker_compose_dir }}/credentials.py:/etc/tower/conf.d/credentials.py"
+      - "{{ docker_compose_dir }}/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro"
     {% if project_data_dir is defined %}
       - "{{ project_data_dir +':/var/lib/awx/projects:rw' }}"
     {% endif %}
diff --git a/installer/roles/image_build/templates/nginx.conf.j2 b/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/nginx.conf.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from installer/roles/image_build/templates/nginx.conf.j2
rename to installer/roles/local_docker/templates/nginx.conf.j2