diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
index 0ebd6ac..e420cd4 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# nginx 1.20.x
+# nginx 1.20.2+
 
 load_module modules/ngx_http_brotli_static_module.so;
 
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ http {
     if_modified_since before;
 
     aio threads;
-    # temporarily disabled since it appears to uncover a bug with how nginx and synapse interact
-    #aio_write on;
+    aio_write on;
 
     upstream backend {
         server [::1]:8008 fail_timeout=1s;