diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 290cdc0..8c01885 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ Once registered you can define the dockerfile to use with `-f Dockerfile.aarch64
 
 ## Versions
 
+* **13.04.23:** - [Existing users should update:](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/blob/master/README.md#updating-configs) authelia-location.conf, authelia-server.conf, authentik-server.conf - Simplify auth configs and include updates for Authelia 4.38.
 * **13.04.23:** - [Existing users should update:](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/blob/master/README.md#updating-configs) nginx.conf, authelia-location.conf, authentik-location.conf, and site-confs/default.conf - Move ssl.conf include to default.conf. Remove Authorization headers in authelia. Sort proxy_set_header in authelia and authentik.
 * **25.03.23:** - Fix renewal post hook.
 * **10.03.23:** - Cleanup unused csr and keys folders. See [certbot 2.3.0 release notes](https://github.com/certbot/certbot/releases/tag/v2.3.0).
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index cf36fab..290fc9f 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ app_setup_block: |
 
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - { date: "13.04.23:", desc: "[Existing users should update:](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/blob/master/README.md#updating-configs) authelia-location.conf, authelia-server.conf, authentik-server.conf - Simplify auth configs and include updates for Authelia 4.38." }
   - { date: "13.04.23:", desc: "[Existing users should update:](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/blob/master/README.md#updating-configs) nginx.conf, authelia-location.conf, authentik-location.conf, and site-confs/default.conf - Move ssl.conf include to default.conf. Remove Authorization headers in authelia. Sort proxy_set_header in authelia and authentik." }
   - { date: "25.03.23:", desc: "Fix renewal post hook." }
   - { date: "10.03.23:", desc: "Cleanup unused csr and keys folders. See [certbot 2.3.0 release notes](https://github.com/certbot/certbot/releases/tag/v2.3.0)." }
diff --git a/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-location.conf.sample b/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-location.conf.sample
index ae4d630..32cd82e 100644
--- a/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-location.conf.sample
+++ b/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-location.conf.sample
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-## Version 2023/04/13 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-location.conf.sample
+## Version 2023/04/24 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-location.conf.sample
 # Make sure that your authelia container is in the same user defined bridge network and is named authelia
 # Rename /config/nginx/proxy-confs/authelia.subdomain.conf.sample to /config/nginx/proxy-confs/authelia.subdomain.conf
 # Make sure that the authelia configuration.yml has 'path: "authelia"' defined
 
 ## Send a subrequest to Authelia to verify if the user is authenticated and has permission to access the resource.
-auth_request /authelia/api/verify;
+auth_request /authelia/api/authz/auth-request;
 ## If the subreqest returns 200 pass to the backend, if the subrequest returns 401 redirect to the portal.
 error_page 401 = @authelia_proxy_signin;
 
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ proxy_set_header Remote-User $user;
 ## Include the Set-Cookie header if present.
 auth_request_set $set_cookie $upstream_http_set_cookie;
 add_header Set-Cookie $set_cookie;
+
+## Set $redirection_url to the location header of the response from the auth request
+auth_request_set $redirection_url $upstream_http_location;
diff --git a/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-server.conf.sample b/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-server.conf.sample
index cbc1a86..a79fb87 100644
--- a/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-server.conf.sample
+++ b/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-server.conf.sample
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Version 2023/02/09 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-server.conf.sample
+## Version 2023/04/24 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/authelia-server.conf.sample
 # Make sure that your authelia container is in the same user defined bridge network and is named authelia
 # Rename /config/nginx/proxy-confs/authelia.subdomain.conf.sample to /config/nginx/proxy-confs/authelia.subdomain.conf
 # Make sure that the authelia configuration.yml has 'path: "authelia"' defined
@@ -10,16 +10,6 @@ location ^~ /authelia {
     include /config/nginx/resolver.conf;
     set $upstream_authelia authelia;
     proxy_pass http://$upstream_authelia:9091;
-}
-
-# location for authelia auth requests
-location = /authelia/api/verify {
-    internal;
-
-    include /config/nginx/proxy.conf;
-    include /config/nginx/resolver.conf;
-    set $upstream_authelia authelia;
-    proxy_pass http://$upstream_authelia:9091/authelia/api/verify;
 
     ## Include the Set-Cookie header if present.
     auth_request_set $set_cookie $upstream_http_set_cookie;
@@ -33,23 +23,18 @@ location = /authelia/api/verify {
 location @authelia_proxy_signin {
     internal;
 
-    ## Set the $target_url variable based on the original request.
-    set_escape_uri $target_url $scheme://$http_host$request_uri;
-
     ## Include the Set-Cookie header if present.
     auth_request_set $set_cookie $upstream_http_set_cookie;
     add_header Set-Cookie $set_cookie;
 
-    ## Set $authelia_backend to route requests to the current domain by default
-    set $authelia_backend $http_host;
-    ## In order for Webauthn to work with multiple domains authelia must operate on a separate subdomain
-    ## To use authelia on a separate subdomain:
-    ##  * comment the $authelia_backend line above
-    ##  * rename /config/nginx/proxy-confs/authelia.conf.sample to /config/nginx/proxy-confs/authelia.conf
-    ##  * make sure that your dns has a cname set for authelia
-    ##  * uncomment the $authelia_backend line below and change example.com to your domain
-    ##  * restart the swag container
-    #set $authelia_backend authelia.example.com;
+    ## Set the $target_url variable based on the original request.
+    set_escape_uri $target_url $scheme://$http_host$request_uri;
 
-    return 302 https://$authelia_backend/authelia/?rd=$target_url;
+    ## Set $redirection_url if it is empty
+    if ($redirection_url = false) {
+        set $redirection_url https://$http_host/authelia/?rd=$target_url;
+    }
+
+    ## Redirect to login
+    return 302 $redirection_url;
 }
diff --git a/root/defaults/nginx/authentik-server.conf.sample b/root/defaults/nginx/authentik-server.conf.sample
index 08ac225..b5adfd6 100644
--- a/root/defaults/nginx/authentik-server.conf.sample
+++ b/root/defaults/nginx/authentik-server.conf.sample
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Version 2023/02/09 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/authentik-server.conf.sample
+## Version 2023/04/24 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/authentik-server.conf.sample
 # Make sure that your authentik container is in the same user defined bridge network and is named authentik-server
 # Rename /config/nginx/proxy-confs/authentik.subdomain.conf.sample to /config/nginx/proxy-confs/authentik.subdomain.conf
 
@@ -9,16 +9,6 @@ location ^~ /outpost.goauthentik.io {
     include /config/nginx/resolver.conf;
     set $upstream_authentik authentik-server;
     proxy_pass http://$upstream_authentik:9000;
-}
-
-# location for authentik auth requests
-location = /outpost.goauthentik.io/auth/nginx {
-    internal;
-
-    include /config/nginx/proxy.conf;
-    include /config/nginx/resolver.conf;
-    set $upstream_authentik authentik-server;
-    proxy_pass http://$upstream_authentik:9000/outpost.goauthentik.io/auth/nginx;
 
     ## Include the Set-Cookie header if present.
     auth_request_set $set_cookie $upstream_http_set_cookie;
@@ -32,14 +22,18 @@ location = /outpost.goauthentik.io/auth/nginx {
 location @goauthentik_proxy_signin {
     internal;
 
-    ## Set the $target_url variable based on the original request.
-    set_escape_uri $target_url $scheme://$http_host$request_uri;
-
     ## Include the Set-Cookie header if present.
     auth_request_set $set_cookie $upstream_http_set_cookie;
     add_header Set-Cookie $set_cookie;
 
-    ## Set $authentik_backend to route requests to the current domain by default
-    set $authentik_backend $http_host;
-    return 302 https://$authentik_backend/outpost.goauthentik.io/start?rd=$target_url;
+    ## Set the $target_url variable based on the original request.
+    set_escape_uri $target_url $scheme://$http_host$request_uri;
+
+    ## Set $redirection_url if it is empty
+    if ($redirection_url = false) {
+        set $redirection_url https://$http_host/outpost.goauthentik.io/start?rd=$target_url;
+    }
+
+    ## Redirect to login
+    return 302 $redirection_url;
 }