diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1876ca3..57ba706 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ deploy/data-dump.json
 uploads/
 .pnpm-store/
 data-cleaning/
-backups/.zcode/
+backups/
diff --git a/deploy/nginx/admin.conf b/deploy/nginx/admin.conf
index acd9911..c2d1c19 100644
--- a/deploy/nginx/admin.conf
+++ b/deploy/nginx/admin.conf
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ server {
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
     }
 
+    # Product-center icons maintained in the v2 repo — serve from the v2 api
+    # (more specific prefix than /assets/, so it takes precedence)
+    location /assets/product-center/ {
+        proxy_pass http://v2-api:3001/assets/product-center/;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+    }
+
     # Website placeholder until the public site is deployed
     location / {
         return 302 /admin/;