diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2d31c20..66ede38 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM nginx:1.15-alpine
+FROM nginx:1.25-alpine
 
 COPY start.sh /usr/local/bin/
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e217fd4..77115b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Possible redirect targets include domains (`mydomain.net`), paths (`mydomain.net
 **Example:** `$ docker run --rm -d -e REDIRECT_TARGET=mydomain.net -p 80:80 morbz/docker-web-redirect`
 
 ### Paths are retained ###
-The URL path and GET parameters are retained. That means that a request to `http://myolddomain.net/index.php?page=2` will be redirected to `http://mydomain.net/index.php?page=2` when `REDIRECT_TARGET=mydomain.net` is set.
+The URL path and GET parameters are retained by default. That means that a request to `http://myolddomain.net/index.php?page=2` will be redirected to `http://mydomain.net/index.php?page=2` when `REDIRECT_TARGET=mydomain.net` is set. If you do not want to retain the path and GET parameters, set the environment variable `RETAIN_PATH` to `false`.
 
 ### Permanent redirects ###
 Redirects are, by default, permanent (HTTP status code 301). That means browsers will cache the redirect and will go directly to the new site on further requests. Also search engines will recognize the new domain and change their URLs. This means this image is not suitable for temporary redirects e.g. for site maintenance.
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 2afca76..7279e54 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ else
 	if ! [[ $REDIRECT_TARGET =~ ^https?:// ]]; then
 		REDIRECT_TARGET="http://$REDIRECT_TARGET"
 	fi
-
-	# Add trailing slash
-	if [[ ${REDIRECT_TARGET:length-1:1} != "/" ]]; then
-		REDIRECT_TARGET="$REDIRECT_TARGET/"
-	fi
 fi
 
 # Default to 80
@@ -25,13 +20,24 @@ if [ ! -z "$PORT" ]; then
 	LISTEN="$PORT"
 fi
 
-cat <<EOF > /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
-server {
-	listen ${LISTEN};
+: ${RETAIN_PATH:='true'}
+if [ "$RETAIN_PATH" = "true" ]; then
+	cat <<EOF > /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+	server {
+		listen ${LISTEN};
+
+		rewrite ^(.*)\$ ${REDIRECT_TARGET}\$1 ${REDIRECT_TYPE};
+	}
+EOF
+else
+	cat <<EOF > /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+	server {
+		listen ${LISTEN};
 
-	rewrite ^/(.*)\$ ${REDIRECT_TARGET}\$1 ${REDIRECT_TYPE};
-}
+		rewrite ^(.*)\$ ${REDIRECT_TARGET} ${REDIRECT_TYPE};
+	}
 EOF
+fi
 
 
 echo "Listening to $LISTEN, Redirecting HTTP requests to ${REDIRECT_TARGET}..."