diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 5bcef66..83eade4 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=https://dev1.aptivaai.com,http://34.16.120.118:3000,http://
 SERVER1_PORT=5000
 SERVER2_PORT=5001
 SERVER3_PORT=5002
-IMG_TAG=202508011133
\ No newline at end of file
+IMG_TAG=202508011207
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile.nginx b/Dockerfile.nginx
index 46553f2..057db9a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.nginx
+++ b/Dockerfile.nginx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 FROM nginx:1.25-alpine
 
-# Remove default config if needed
-RUN rm /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+# Remove default config
+RUN rm /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
 
-# Copy custom config (optional)
-COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+# Replace with staging config
+COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
 
-# Copy React build output
+# Copy React build output into staging app's build folder
 COPY build/ /usr/share/nginx/html
diff --git a/deploy_all.sh b/deploy_all.sh
index 99e9f09..699c9fd 100755
--- a/deploy_all.sh
+++ b/deploy_all.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ npm run build
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # 1. Build → Push → Stamp .env
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-TAG=$(date -u +%Y%m%d%H%M)
+TAG="$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)-$(date -u +%Y%m%d%H%M)"
 echo "🔨  Building & pushing containers (tag = ${TAG})"
 
 for svc in server1 server2 server3 nginx; do