diff --git a/production/nginx/http-basic.conf b/production/nginx/http-basic.conf
index 5d707ca42..dc880cad5 100644
--- a/production/nginx/http-basic.conf
+++ b/production/nginx/http-basic.conf
@@ -35,3 +35,5 @@ gzip_types application/javascript application/json application/ld+json applicati
 # limit request body size
 client_max_body_size 10m;
 
+# need to bump this up for about page sponsor images lol
+http2_max_concurrent_streams 256;