diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index c9c6fec..03f4000 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@
 import newsfeed
 import ai_assistant
 from typing import Dict, Any
+import os
 
 
 models.Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
 
 # Allowed origins for avoiding CORS errors
-origins = [
-    "http://localhost:3000"
-]
+allowed_origins = os.getenv("ALLOWED_ORIGINS", "http://localhost:3000")
 
 description = "## OSINT Toolkit interactive API documentation"
 
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@
 
 app.add_middleware(
     CORSMiddleware,
-    allow_origins=origins,
+    allow_origins=allowed_origins.split(","),
     allow_credentials=True,
     allow_methods=["*"],
     allow_headers=["*"],
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index b64dee2..bd6bc91 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ services:
     container_name: backend
     ports:
       - "8000:8000"
+    environment:
+      - ALLOWED_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000
   frontend:
     build: ./frontend
     container_name: frontend