diff --git a/images/nginx/rootfs/Dockerfile b/images/nginx/rootfs/Dockerfile
index c6a48b6b15..11a587e64a 100644
--- a/images/nginx/rootfs/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/nginx/rootfs/Dockerfile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CROSS_BUILD_COPY qemu-ARCH-static /usr/bin/
 ENV PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/openresty/luajit/bin:/usr/local/openresty/nginx/sbin:/usr/local/openresty/bin
 
 # Add LuaRocks paths
+# see https://github.com/openresty/docker-openresty/blob/de05cd72594498b83e3a97e2f632da6aa75ec01d/bionic/Dockerfile#L168
 ENV LUA_PATH="/usr/local/openresty/site/lualib/?.ljbc;/usr/local/openresty/site/lualib/?/init.ljbc;/usr/local/openresty/lualib/?.ljbc;/usr/local/openresty/lualib/?/init.ljbc;/usr/local/openresty/site/lualib/?.lua;/usr/local/openresty/site/lualib/?/init.lua;/usr/local/openresty/lualib/?.lua;/usr/local/openresty/lualib/?/init.lua;./?.lua;/usr/local/openresty/luajit/share/luajit-2.1.0-beta3/?.lua;/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/?.lua;/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/?/init.lua;/usr/local/openresty/luajit/share/lua/5.1/?.lua;/usr/local/openresty/luajit/share/lua/5.1/?/init.lua;/usr/local/lib/lua/?.lua"
 ENV LUA_CPATH="/usr/local/openresty/site/lualib/?.so;/usr/local/openresty/lualib/?.so;./?.so;/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/?.so;/usr/local/openresty/luajit/lib/lua/5.1/?.so;/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/loadall.so;/usr/local/openresty/luajit/lib/lua/5.1/?.so"
 
diff --git a/rootfs/Dockerfile b/rootfs/Dockerfile
index 49ff77a7a0..5b00513a66 100644
--- a/rootfs/Dockerfile
+++ b/rootfs/Dockerfile
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ RUN cp /usr/local/openresty/nginx/conf/mime.types /etc/nginx/mime.types \
  && cp /usr/local/openresty/nginx/conf/fastcgi_params /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params
 RUN ln -s /usr/local/openresty/nginx/modules /etc/nginx/modules
 
-# Add LuaRocks paths
-ENV LUA_PATH="/usr/local/openresty/site/lualib/?.ljbc;/usr/local/openresty/site/lualib/?/init.ljbc;/usr/local/openresty/lualib/?.ljbc;/usr/local/openresty/lualib/?/init.ljbc;/usr/local/openresty/site/lualib/?.lua;/usr/local/openresty/site/lualib/?/init.lua;/usr/local/openresty/lualib/?.lua;/usr/local/openresty/lualib/?/init.lua;./?.lua;/usr/local/openresty/luajit/share/luajit-2.1.0-beta3/?.lua;/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/?.lua;/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/?/init.lua;/usr/local/openresty/luajit/share/lua/5.1/?.lua;/usr/local/openresty/luajit/share/lua/5.1/?/init.lua;/usr/local/lib/lua/?.lua;/etc/nginx/lua/?.lua;/etc/nginx/lua/vendor/?.lua;;"
-ENV LUA_CPATH="/etc/nginx/lua/?.lua;/etc/nginx/lua/vendor/?.lua;/usr/local/openresty/site/lualib/?.so;/usr/local/openresty/lualib/?.so;./?.so;/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/?.so;/usr/local/openresty/luajit/lib/lua/5.1/?.so;/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/loadall.so;/usr/local/openresty/luajit/lib/lua/5.1/?.so;;"
-
 # Fix permission during the build to avoid issues at runtime
 # with volumes (custom templates)
 RUN bash -eu -c ' \
diff --git a/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl b/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
index 6e6a30d067..c8f13eba37 100755
--- a/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ events {
 }
 
 http {
-    lua_package_path	"/usr/local/openresty/site/lualib/?.ljbc;/usr/local/openresty/site/lualib/?/init.ljbc;/usr/local/openresty/lualib/?.ljbc;/usr/local/openresty/lualib/?/init.ljbc;/usr/local/openresty/site/lualib/?.lua;/usr/local/openresty/site/lualib/?/init.lua;/usr/local/openresty/lualib/?.lua;/usr/local/openresty/lualib/?/init.lua;./?.lua;/usr/local/openresty/luajit/share/luajit-2.1.0-beta3/?.lua;/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/?.lua;/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/?/init.lua;/usr/local/openresty/luajit/share/lua/5.1/?.lua;/usr/local/openresty/luajit/share/lua/5.1/?/init.lua;/usr/local/lib/lua/?.lua;;";
-    lua_package_cpath 	"/usr/local/openresty/site/lualib/?.so;/usr/local/openresty/lualib/?.so;./?.so;/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/?.so;/usr/local/openresty/luajit/lib/lua/5.1/?.so;/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/loadall.so;/usr/local/openresty/luajit/lib/lua/5.1/?.so;;";
+    lua_package_path "/etc/nginx/lua/?.lua;;";
 
     {{ buildLuaSharedDictionaries $cfg $servers $all.Cfg.DisableLuaRestyWAF }}