diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index 10e90b5..dddf253 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ app_setup_block: |
 
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - { date: "25.12.23:", desc: "Existing users should update: site-confs/default.conf - Cleanup default site conf." }
   - { date: "11.08.23:", desc: "Undeprecate and add new branch with mikespub fork which is actively maintained." }
   - { date: "15.05.23:", desc: "Deprecate due to upstream dev abandonment of project." }
   - { date: "13.04.23:", desc: "Move ssl.conf include to default.conf." }
diff --git a/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample b/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample
index aea4c8a..03e5f5b 100644
--- a/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample
+++ b/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Version 2023/04/13 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-cops/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample
+## Version 2023/12/25 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-cops/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample
 
 server {
     listen 80 default_server;
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ server {
     }
 
     location ~ ^(.+\.php)(.*)$ {
+        # enable the next two lines for http auth
+        #auth_basic "Restricted";
+        #auth_basic_user_file /config/nginx/.htpasswd;
+
         fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(.*)$;
+        if (!-f $document_root$fastcgi_script_name) { return 404; }
         fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
         fastcgi_index index.php;
         include /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params;