diff --git a/certbot-nginx/certbot_nginx/_internal/configurator.py b/certbot-nginx/certbot_nginx/_internal/configurator.py
index 70d9d87f8..a34e088f9 100644
--- a/certbot-nginx/certbot_nginx/_internal/configurator.py
+++ b/certbot-nginx/certbot_nginx/_internal/configurator.py
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ def _redirect_block_for_domain(domain):
         updated_domain = '^' + updated_domain + '$'
     redirect_block = [[
         ['\n    ', 'if', ' ', '($host', ' ', match_symbol, ' ', '%s)' % updated_domain, ' '],
-        [['\n        ', 'return', ' ', '301', ' ', 'https://$host$request_uri'],
+        [['\n        ', 'return', ' ', '308', ' ', 'https://$host$request_uri'],
         '\n    ']],
         ['\n']]
     return redirect_block
diff --git a/certbot-nginx/tests/configurator_test.py b/certbot-nginx/tests/configurator_test.py
index ef5593395..19815f5e0 100644
--- a/certbot-nginx/tests/configurator_test.py
+++ b/certbot-nginx/tests/configurator_test.py
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ class NginxConfiguratorTest(util.NginxTest):
                [], []]],
              [['server'], [
                [['if', '($host', '=', 'www.example.com)'], [
-                 ['return', '301', 'https://$host$request_uri']]],
+                 ['return', '308', 'https://$host$request_uri']]],
                ['#', ' managed by Certbot'], [],
                ['listen', '69.50.225.155:9000'],
                ['listen', '127.0.0.1'],
diff --git a/certbot-nginx/tests/obj_test.py b/certbot-nginx/tests/obj_test.py
index db808229f..c8cccf157 100644
--- a/certbot-nginx/tests/obj_test.py
+++ b/certbot-nginx/tests/obj_test.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class VirtualHostTest(unittest.TestCase):
         raw1 = [
             ['listen', '69.50.225.155:9000'],
             [['if', '($scheme', '!=', '"https") '],
-                [['return', '301', 'https://$host$request_uri']]
+                [['return', '308', 'https://$host$request_uri']]
             ],
             ['#', ' managed by Certbot']
         ]
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class VirtualHostTest(unittest.TestCase):
         raw2 = [
             ['listen', '69.50.225.155:9000'],
             [['if', '($scheme', '!=', '"https") '],
-                [['return', '301', 'https://$host$request_uri']]
+                [['return', '308', 'https://$host$request_uri']]
             ]
         ]
         self.vhost2 = VirtualHost(
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class VirtualHostTest(unittest.TestCase):
         from certbot_nginx._internal.obj import Addr
         from certbot_nginx._internal.configurator import _test_block_from_block
         test_block = [
-            ['\n    ', 'return', ' ', '301', ' ', 'https://$host$request_uri'],
+            ['\n    ', 'return', ' ', '308', ' ', 'https://$host$request_uri'],
             ['\n']
         ]
         test_needle = _test_block_from_block(test_block)
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class VirtualHostTest(unittest.TestCase):
             ['#', ' managed by Certbot'],
             ['ssl_certificate_key', '/etc/letsencrypt/live/two.functorkitten.xyz/privkey.pem'],
             ['#', ' managed by Certbot'],
-            ['return', '301', 'https://$host$request_uri'],
+            ['return', '308', 'https://$host$request_uri'],
             ['#', ' managed by Certbot'], []]
         vhost_haystack = VirtualHost(
             "filp",