# @fallback is not working in version 1.0.4?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fallback-is-not-working-in-version-1-0-4/213679>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [November 8, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fallback-is-not-working-in-version-1-0-4/213679 "2011-11-08T19:36:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fallback-is-not-working-in-version-1-0-4/213679/1 "2011-11-08T19:36:32Z")

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Hi! I’m using nginx 1.0.4 and I have the following configuration:

server {  
listen 8080;  
server\_name [xxx.yyy.com](http://xxx.yyy.com);  
location / {  
error\_page 500 502 503 @fallback;  
proxy\_pass [http://upstream1](http://upstream1);  
}  
location @fallback {  
proxy\_pass [http://upstream2](http://upstream2);  
}  
}

And for some reason I don’t get to upstream2 even if requests from  
upstream1 are 500.  
Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks!

Jonathan

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**Author:** ![johanatan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@johanatan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johanatan)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fallback-is-not-working-in-version-1-0-4/213679/2 "2011-11-08T19:51:26Z")

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On Tue, Nov 08, 2011 at 03:36:14PM -0300, Jonathan L. wrote:

> Hi! I’m using nginx 1.0.4 and I have the following configuration:
> 
> server {  
> listen 8080;  
> server\_name [xxx.yyy.com](http://xxx.yyy.com);  
> location / {  
> error\_page 500 502 503 @fallback;  
> proxy\_pass [http://upstream1](http://upstream1);

```
      proxy_intercept_errors on;

```

> ```
> }
> location @fallback {
> proxy_pass http://upstream2;
> }
> 
> ```
> 
> }
> 
> And for some reason I don’t get to upstream2 even if requests from  
> upstream1 are 500.  
> Am I doing something wrong?

–  
Igor S.

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**Author:** ![johanatan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@johanatan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johanatan)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fallback-is-not-working-in-version-1-0-4/213679/3 "2011-11-08T19:59:29Z")

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awesome! thanks a lot!