diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
index 17c47912..0975e3c7 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ http {
     if_modified_since before;
 
     server {
-        listen 80;
-        listen [::]:80;
+        listen 80 backlog=4096;
+        listen [::]:80 backlog=4096;
         server_name www.grapheneos.org grapheneos.org www.grapheneos.app grapheneos.app www.vanadium.app vanadium.app;
 
         root /var/empty;
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ http {
     }
 
     server {
-        listen 443 ssl http2;
-        listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
+        listen 443 ssl http2 backlog=4096;
+        listen [::]:443 ssl http2 backlog=4096;
         server_name www.grapheneos.org www.grapheneos.app grapheneos.app;
 
         root /var/empty;