diff --git a/examples/nginx.conf b/examples/nginx.conf
index 4332f8c..bf9a389 100644
--- a/examples/nginx.conf
+++ b/examples/nginx.conf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ http {
         location / {
             try_files $uri /index.php?$args;
         }
-        location ~ ^/(protected|framework|themes/\w+/views) {
+        location ~ ^/(protected|application|framework|themes/\w+/views) {
             deny  all;
         }
         location ~ \.(js|css|png|jpg|gif|swf|ico|pdf|mov|fla|zip|rar)$ {