diff --git a/nginx/Dockerfile b/nginx/Dockerfile
index 20a0c1ed2..9da042fd3 100644
--- a/nginx/Dockerfile
+++ b/nginx/Dockerfile
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ RUN curl -LJO https://github.com/go-acme/lego/releases/download/v4.14.2/lego_v4.
     rm lego_v4.14.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz
 RUN mkdir -p /var/www/lego
 COPY error_pages /error_pages
-COPY password/.htpasswd /etc/nginx/.htpasswd
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+COPY password /etc/nginx
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diff --git a/nginx/password/.htpasswd b/nginx/password/.htpasswd
deleted file mode 100644
index 4453f326c..000000000
--- a/nginx/password/.htpasswd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# Note: This file is intentionally empty for development and production environments. It will be replaced with a file containing a hashed password on the staging server by ansible.
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