diff --git a/nginx.conf.example b/nginx.conf.example
index 144cb7c29b30d7abd0e0afb06a2adc534339aba9..ed1ec3161fae281375c61417dd571d22885ccb67 100644
--- a/nginx.conf.example
+++ b/nginx.conf.example
@@ -35,11 +35,14 @@ http {
 		}
 		location /files/ {
 			auth_request /auth;
+			auth_request_set $trackingcookie $upstream_http_set_cookie;
 			# For use with sshfs (recommended)
 				#alias /mnt/videoag/srv/videoag/released/;
+				#add_header Set-Cookie $trackingcookie;
 			# For use without sshfs
 				proxy_pass https://videoag.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de/;
 				proxy_set_header Host "videoag.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de";
+				proxy_set_header Set-Cookie $trackingcookie;
 		}
 		location / {
 			include /etc/nginx/uwsgi_params;