diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d75f3f1..2a5da8e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ services:
       context: .
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
       args:
-        CACHEBUST: "11"
+        CACHEBUST: "13"
         VITE_USE_MOCK_DATA: "false"
         VITE_CONTENT_ORIGIN: ${FRONTEND_URL}
         VITE_INDEEHUB_API_URL: /api
diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index a3e4f6c..660ae09 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ server {
 
     # ── MinIO storage proxy (public bucket) ────────────────────
     # Serves poster images, HLS segments, etc. with caching
-    location /storage/ {
+    # ^~ ensures this prefix takes priority over the static-asset
+    # regex that would otherwise intercept .jpg/.png requests.
+    location ^~ /storage/ {
         resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=30s ipv6=off;
         set $minio_upstream http://minio:9000;
 
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ server {
     }
 
     # ── MinIO storage proxy (private bucket -- for HLS key delivery) ─
-    location /storage-private/ {
+    location ^~ /storage-private/ {
         resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=30s ipv6=off;
         set $minio_upstream http://minio:9000;