diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2f5ee36..04e8cd2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ services:
       - "3000:3000"
     environment:
       - DATABASE_URL=postgres://adventurelog:PO24VjITwGgk@db:5432/adventurelog
+      # ORIGIN is only necessary when not using a reverse proxy or hosting that includes https
+      - ORIGIN=http://localhost:3000
     depends_on:
       - db
   db:
diff --git a/startup.sh b/startup.sh
index 1801a18..07e73f8 100644
--- a/startup.sh
+++ b/startup.sh
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ npm run generate
 # Run database migration
 npm run migrate
 
+echo "The orgin to be set is: $ORIGIN"
 # Start the application
-node build/index.js
+ORIGIN=$ORIGIN node build
diff --git a/svelte.config.js b/svelte.config.js
index c2bb7a1..fe1cd45 100644
--- a/svelte.config.js
+++ b/svelte.config.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const config = {
   preprocess: vitePreprocess(),
   kit: {
     adapter: adapter(),
+    csrf: { checkOrigin: true, }
   },
 };