diff --git a/lighttpd/10-gitlab.conf b/lighttpd/10-gitlab.conf
index a2e0adb..45e988e 100644
--- a/lighttpd/10-gitlab.conf
+++ b/lighttpd/10-gitlab.conf
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ simple-vhost.document-root = "htdocs"
 ## the default host if no host is sent
 simple-vhost.default-host = "YOUR_SERVER_FQDN"
 
-
-$HTTP["host"] == "YOUR_SERVER_FQDN" {
+## uploads must be served as static files
+$HTTP["url"] == "^/upload" {
+  var.vhost.name = "YOUR_SERVER_FQDN"
+  var.vhost.path = "/home/gitlab/gitlab/public"
+}
+## otherwise everything is proxied
+else $HTTP["host"] == "YOUR_SERVER_FQDN" {
   var.vhost_name = "YOUR_SERVER_FQDN"
   var.vhost_path = "/var/www/YOUR_SERVER_FQDN" # This directory should be empty