diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf.template b/nginx/nginx.conf.template
index dc5317bb..a5801485 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf.template
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf.template
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ gzip_proxied expired no-cache no-store private auth;
 gzip_types text/plain text/css text/xml text/javascript application/x-javascript application/xml;
 gzip_disable "MSIE [1-6]\.";
 
-resolver 8.8.8.8;
+# disable ipv6 since proxy_pass to S3 resolves sometimes to AAAA, but pod doesn't have an IPV6 addr
+resolver 8.8.8.8 ipv6=off;
 
 upstream web {
     server ${PROXY_HOSTNAME_TARGET}:8000;