diff --git a/root-files/opt/flownative/lib/nginx-legacy.sh b/root-files/opt/flownative/lib/nginx-legacy.sh
index 8fde553..ce1041a 100644
--- a/root-files/opt/flownative/lib/nginx-legacy.sh
+++ b/root-files/opt/flownative/lib/nginx-legacy.sh
@@ -174,7 +174,13 @@ EOM
 
     if [ -n "${BEACH_GOOGLE_CLOUD_STORAGE_PUBLIC_BUCKET}" ]; then
         cat >>"${NGINX_CONF_PATH}/sites-enabled/site.conf" <<-EOM
-    location ~* ^${BEACH_PERSISTENT_RESOURCES_BASE_PATH}([a-f0-9]+)/ {
+    # redirect "subdivided" persistent resource requests to remove the subdivision parts
+    # e.g. _Resources/Persistent/1/2/3/4/123456789… to _Resources/Persistent/123456789…
+    location ~* "^${BEACH_PERSISTENT_RESOURCES_BASE_PATH}(?:[0-9a-f]/){4}([0-9a-f]{40}/.*)" {
+        return 301 \$scheme://\$host${BEACH_PERSISTENT_RESOURCES_BASE_PATH}\$1;
+    }
+    # pass persistent resource requests to GCS
+    location ~* "^${BEACH_PERSISTENT_RESOURCES_BASE_PATH}([a-f0-9]{40})/" {
         resolver 8.8.8.8;
         expires 3600;
         proxy_set_header Authorization "";