diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
index f2d939e..0a512f5 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
@@ -2592,6 +2592,12 @@
 
     clcf = ngx_http_conf_get_module_loc_conf(cf, ngx_http_core_module);
 
+    clcf->handler = ngx_http_proxy_handler;
+
+    if (clcf->name.data[clcf->name.len - 1] == '/') {
+        clcf->auto_redirect = 1;
+    }
+
     value = cf->args->elts;
 
     url = &value[1];
@@ -2620,8 +2626,6 @@
         }
 #endif
 
-        clcf->handler = ngx_http_proxy_handler;
-
         return NGX_CONF_OK;
     }
 
@@ -2668,8 +2672,6 @@
 
     ngx_http_proxy_set_vars(&u, &plcf->vars);
 
-    clcf->handler = ngx_http_proxy_handler;
-
     plcf->location = clcf->name;
 
     if (clcf->named
@@ -2693,10 +2695,6 @@
 
     plcf->url = *url;
 
-    if (clcf->name.data[clcf->name.len - 1] == '/') {
-        clcf->auto_redirect = 1;
-    }
-
     return NGX_CONF_OK;
 }