diff --git a/sample/apache_ldap.conf b/sample/apache_ldap.conf
index cac2669b0f0..e290d5697f3 100644
--- a/sample/apache_ldap.conf
+++ b/sample/apache_ldap.conf
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   </Proxy>
  
   # Proxy for _aliases and .*/_search
-  <LocationMatch "^(/_aliases|.*/_search)$">
+  <LocationMatch "^(/_aliases|.*/_search|.*/_mapping)$">
     ProxyPassMatch http://127.0.0.1:9200
     ProxyPassReverse http://127.0.0.1:9200
   </LocationMatch>
diff --git a/sample/nginx.conf b/sample/nginx.conf
index ad314d0229f..50a365ade84 100644
--- a/sample/nginx.conf
+++ b/sample/nginx.conf
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ server {
     proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:9200;
     proxy_read_timeout 90;
   }
+  location ~ ^/.*/_mapping$ {
+    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:9200;
+    proxy_read_timeout 90;
+  }
   
   # Password protected end points
   location ~ ^/kibana-int/dashboard/.*$ {