diff --git a/install/ots-install.sh b/install/ots-install.sh
index 59993201..6bbfe81f 100644
--- a/install/ots-install.sh
+++ b/install/ots-install.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ server {
     listen 80;
     listen [::]:80;
     server_name ots;
-    return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
+    return 301 https://\$host\$request_uri;
 }
 server {
   listen 443 ssl;