diff --git a/backend/backend/settings.py b/backend/backend/settings.py
index c9a0aef..d97cefa 100644
--- a/backend/backend/settings.py
+++ b/backend/backend/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 current_directory_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
-
 if DJANGO_ENV == "prod":
     load_dotenv(os.path.join(current_directory_path, "../env/.env.prod"))
 else:
@@ -37,6 +36,8 @@
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
 SECRET_KEY = os.getenv("SECRET_KEY")
 
+DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS = os.getenv("DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS", "")
+
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = DJANGO_ENV == "dev"
 
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@
     "127.0.0.1",
 ]
 
+if DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS:
+    ALLOWED_HOSTS.extend(DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS.split(","))
+
 CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = [
     "http://127.0.0.1:5173",
     "http://localhost:5173",
diff --git a/backend/env/.env.dev b/backend/env/.env.dev
index f5abcdf..d67a3ff 100644
--- a/backend/env/.env.dev
+++ b/backend/env/.env.dev
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ POSTGRES_USERNAME = postgres
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD = postgres
 POSTGRES_DATABASE = bwwc
 MONGO_HOST = mongo
-MONGO_PORT = 27017
\ No newline at end of file
+MONGO_PORT = 27017
+DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS = ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/env/.env.example b/backend/env/.env.example
index d7e3abf..13ebfd4 100644
--- a/backend/env/.env.example
+++ b/backend/env/.env.example
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ POSTGRES_USERNAME = postgres
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD = postgres
 POSTGRES_DATABASE = bwwc
 MONGO_HOST = localhost
-MONGO_PORT = 27017
\ No newline at end of file
+MONGO_PORT = 27017
+DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS = ""
\ No newline at end of file