diff --git a/public/netlify.toml b/public/netlify.toml
index 634cf13d2f..d84857f01c 100644
--- a/public/netlify.toml
+++ b/public/netlify.toml
@@ -197,27 +197,45 @@
   force = true
 
 [[redirects]]
-  # these rather old links are still used in the Nixpkgs manual
-  from = "/nix/manual/*"
+  from = "/manual/nix/stable/*"
   to = "https://nix.dev/manual/nix/stable/:splat"
   status = 302
   force = true
 
 [[redirects]]
-  from = "/manual/nix/*"
+  from = "/manual/nix/unstable/*"
   to = "https://nix.dev/manual/nix/latest/:splat"
   status = 302
   force = true
 
 [[redirects]]
-  from = "/manual/nix/stable/*"
-  to = "https://nix.dev/manual/nix/latest/:splat"
+  # catch links to the top-level
+  from = "/manual/nix"
+  # this must not have a trailing slash!
+  # otherwise, CSS won't be loaded
+  to = "https://nix.dev/manual/nix"
   status = 302
   force = true
 
 [[redirects]]
-  from = "/manual/nix/unstable/*"
-  to = "https://nix.dev/manual/nix/development/:splat"
+  from = "/manual/nix/*"
+  to = "https://nix.dev/manual/nix/:splat"
+  status = 302
+  force = true
+
+# these rather old links are still used in the Nixpkgs manual
+[[redirects]]
+  # catch links to the top-level
+  from = "/nix/manual"
+  # this must not have a trailing slash!
+  # otherwise, CSS won't be loaded
+  to = "https://nix.dev/manual/nix"
+  status = 302
+  force = true
+
+[[redirects]]
+  from = "/nix/manual/*"
+  to = "https://nix.dev/manual/nix/:splat"
   status = 302
   force = true