diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-deploy-frontend.yml b/.github/workflows/build-deploy-frontend.yml
index 9cdcb143..4cc923b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-deploy-frontend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-deploy-frontend.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install NPM packages
         run: npm ci
       - name: Build project
-        run: VITE_API_URL=https://reportvision-ocr-api-dev.azurewebsites.net/ npm run build
+        run: VITE_API_URL='https://reportvision-ocr-api-dev.azurewebsites.net/' npm run build
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: npm run test
       - name: Create client build archive
diff --git a/OCR/ocr/api.py b/OCR/ocr/api.py
index e377caed..9a10e173 100644
--- a/OCR/ocr/api.py
+++ b/OCR/ocr/api.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 origins = [
     "http://localhost:8000",  # Allow requests from this origin
     "http://localhost:5173",  # Add your front-end domain here
+    "*",
 ]
 
 app.add_middleware(