diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index 5e28cf9f24..71b4394fd8 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ http {
             try_files $uri $uri/index.html =404;
         }
 
+        # serve the vuln-comparison page for /vulnerabilities page without a vuln id
+        # captures /vulnerabilities /vulnerabilities/ and /vulnerabilities/index.html
+        location ~ ^/vulnerabilities(\/|\/index.html)?$ {
+            rewrite ^ /chainguard/chainguard-images/vuln-comparison/index.html;
+        }
+
+        # all vulnerabilities with an ID get rendered by this page using javascript
         location ~ ^/vulnerabilities/ {
             rewrite ^ /vulnerabilities/index.html break;
         }