diff --git a/rights-engine/docker-compose.yml b/rights-engine/docker-compose.yml
index e66a2725b7e025bc04905a9478aaf667ca8c36dc..19a5f5bb6d1528099a860f0f925fb2526e6a4d91 100644
--- a/rights-engine/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/rights-engine/docker-compose.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ services:
       - traefik.http.routers.${WEBSITE}-backend.rule=Host(`${URL}` && PathPrefix(`/api`))
       - traefik.http.routers.${WEBSITE}-backend.tls=true
       - traefik.http.routers.${WEBSITE}-backend.tls.certresolver=lets-encrypt
+      - traefik.http.middlewares.${WEBSITE}-backend-stripprefix.stripprefix.prefixes=/api
+      - traefik.http.routers.${WEBSITE}-backend.middlewares=${WEBSITE}-backend-stripprefix@docker
       #- traefik.http.routers.${WEBSITE}.middlewares=security-headers@file
     environment:
       - CELERY_BROKER_URL=redis://:${REDIS_PASSWORD}@redis_db:6379