diff --git a/deploy/nginx/nginx.default.conf.template b/deploy/nginx/nginx.default.conf.template
index 1497cb2..9c37f54 100644
--- a/deploy/nginx/nginx.default.conf.template
+++ b/deploy/nginx/nginx.default.conf.template
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ server {
     location ~ \.php$ {
         include fastcgi_params;
         fastcgi_index index.php;
-        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php-fpm.sock;  # <-- Matches Dockerfile sed change
+        fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;    # <-- switch from socket to TCP
         fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
         fastcgi_param DOCUMENT_ROOT $document_root;