diff --git a/hosts/by-name/servo/services/lemmy.nix b/hosts/by-name/servo/services/lemmy.nix
index 1c4b2358..9bcd0093 100644
--- a/hosts/by-name/servo/services/lemmy.nix
+++ b/hosts/by-name/servo/services/lemmy.nix
@@ -96,12 +96,8 @@ in {
       "~ ^/(api|pictrs|feeds|nodeinfo|.well-known)" = {
         # "backend"
         proxyPass = backend;
-        # <lemmy-docs:src/en/administration/troubleshooting.md> calls out these lines for the websocket
+        proxyWebsockets = true;
         extraConfig = ''
-          proxy_http_version 1.1;
-          proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
-          proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
-
           proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
           proxy_set_header Host $host;
           proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;