diff --git a/nginx-sample.conf b/nginx-sample.conf
index bb107f02..c0cfa367 100644
--- a/nginx-sample.conf
+++ b/nginx-sample.conf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ server {
 
 	# block .htaccess, CHANGELOG.md, composer.json etc.
 	# this is to prevent finding software versions
-	location ~\.(ht|md|json|dist)$ {
+	location ~\.(ht|md|json|dist|sql)$ {
 		deny all;
 	}