diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f94ef4c..ccc2a81 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ services:
     container_name: workshop-proxy
     depends_on:
       - backend-a
+      - backend-a2
       - backend-b
       - backend-c
     ports:
@@ -20,6 +21,12 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./backends/a:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro,z
 
+  backend-a2:
+    image: nginx:1.27-alpine
+    container_name: workshop-backend-a2
+    volumes:
+      - ./backends/a2:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro,z
+
   backend-b:
     image: nginx:1.27-alpine
     container_name: workshop-backend-b
diff --git a/proxy/nginx.conf b/proxy/nginx.conf
index 8a902ba..018a2bc 100644
--- a/proxy/nginx.conf
+++ b/proxy/nginx.conf
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ http {
 
   upstream backend_a {
     server backend-a:80;
+    server backend-a2:80;
   }
 
   upstream backend_b {