diff --git a/hosting/nginx.dev.conf.hbs b/hosting/nginx.dev.conf.hbs
index 39a8dc52af..7bc8100e45 100644
--- a/hosting/nginx.dev.conf.hbs
+++ b/hosting/nginx.dev.conf.hbs
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ http {
       proxy_set_header Connection "";
     }
 
+    location /api/backups/ {
+      proxy_read_timeout 1800s;
+      proxy_connect_timeout 1800s;
+      proxy_send_timeout 1800s;
+      proxy_pass      http://app-service;
+      proxy_http_version 1.1;
+      proxy_set_header Connection "";
+    }
+
     location /api/ {
       proxy_read_timeout 120s;
       proxy_connect_timeout 120s;
diff --git a/hosting/nginx.prod.conf.hbs b/hosting/nginx.prod.conf.hbs
index 114a4575d0..fe6f2529d3 100644
--- a/hosting/nginx.prod.conf.hbs
+++ b/hosting/nginx.prod.conf.hbs
@@ -116,6 +116,15 @@ http {
       rewrite ^/worker/(.*)$ /$1 break;
     }
 
+    location /api/backups/ {
+      proxy_read_timeout 1800s;
+      proxy_connect_timeout 1800s;
+      proxy_send_timeout 1800s;
+      proxy_pass      http://app-service;
+      proxy_http_version 1.1;
+      proxy_set_header Connection "";
+    }
+
     location /api/ {
       # calls to the API are rate limited with bursting
       limit_req zone=ratelimit burst=20 nodelay;