diff --git a/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl b/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
index 0f44efc3d..ee7ec807e 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
@@ -709,6 +709,11 @@ http {
 
     # default server, used for NGINX healthcheck and access to nginx stats
     server {
+        # Ensure that modsecurity will not run on an internal location as this is not accessible from outside
+        {{ if $modsecurityEnabled }}
+        modsecurity off;
+        {{ end }}
+
         listen 127.0.0.1:{{ .StatusPort }};
         set $proxy_upstream_name "internal";