diff --git a/etc/apache2/conf-available/phpMyAdmin.conf b/etc/apache2/conf-available/phpMyAdmin.conf
index 4876513..d37d90f 100644
--- a/etc/apache2/conf-available/phpMyAdmin.conf
+++ b/etc/apache2/conf-available/phpMyAdmin.conf
@@ -10,3 +10,10 @@ SetExternalAuthMethod pwauth pipe
   AuthExternal pwauth
   Require valid-user
 </Location>
+
+# this is to force the default fpm, so we don't end up trying to use a virtualhosts jailed fpm which won't work
+<Directory "/srv/www/html/phpMyAdmin">
+  <FilesMatch ".+\.ph(ar|p|tml)$">
+    SetHandler "proxy:unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock|fcgi://localhost"
+  </FilesMatch>
+</Directory>