diff --git a/examples/apache/matrix-synapse.conf b/examples/apache/matrix-synapse.conf
index bfd1abc79..fee240cf0 100644
--- a/examples/apache/matrix-synapse.conf
+++ b/examples/apache/matrix-synapse.conf
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@
 
 	# Map /_matrix/identity to the identity server
 	<Location /_matrix/identity>
-		ProxyPass http://127.0.0.1:8090/_matrix/identity
+		ProxyPass http://127.0.0.1:8090/_matrix/identity nocanon
 	</Location>
 
 	# Map /_matrix/client/r0/user_directory/search to the identity server
 	<Location /_matrix/client/r0/user_directory/search>
-		ProxyPass http://127.0.0.1:8090/_matrix/client/r0/user_directory/search
+		ProxyPass http://127.0.0.1:8090/_matrix/client/r0/user_directory/search nocanon
 	</Location>
 
 	ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/matrix.DOMAIN-error.log