diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index ce387be07..ffd5c0d6e 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
 STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage'
 
 # We allow CORS from localhost:8080
-CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST = tuple(os.getenv("PAPERLESS_CORS_ALLOWED_HOSTS", "localhost:8080").split(","))
+CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST = tuple(os.getenv("PAPERLESS_CORS_ALLOWED_HOSTS", "http://localhost:8080").split(","))
 
 # If auth is disabled, we just use our "bypass" authentication middleware
 if bool(os.getenv("PAPERLESS_DISABLE_LOGIN", "false").lower() in ("yes", "y", "1", "t", "true")):