diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 48f9da4..fb3d5cf 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -17,7 +17,16 @@ import { startup } from './src/utils/startup.js';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 
 const PORT = process.env.PORT;
-const allowedOrigins = process.env.ALLOWED_ORIGINS?.split(',') || []; // localhost is also allowed. (from any localhost port)
+const parseAllowedOrigins = (allowedOrigins) => {
+    if (!allowedOrigins) return [];
+    const stripped = allowedOrigins.trim().replace(/^\[|\]$/g, '');
+    return stripped
+        .split(',')
+        .map((s) => s.trim().replace(/^\"|\"$|^\'|\'$/g, ''))
+        .filter(Boolean);
+};
+// localhost is also allowed. (from any localhost port)
+const allowedOrigins = parseAllowedOrigins(process.env.ALLOWED_ORIGINS) || [];
 const app = express();
 
 app.use(
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e7b7047..2672ed1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                 "express": "^5.1.0",
                 "node-cache": "^5.1.2",
                 "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
-                "prettier": "^3.6.2",
+                "prettier": "^3.7.3",
                 "unpacker": "^1.0.1",
                 "wyzie-lib": "^2.2.5"
             }
@@ -1872,10 +1872,9 @@
             "license": "MIT"
         },
         "node_modules/prettier": {
-            "version": "3.6.2",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-3.6.2.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-I7AIg5boAr5R0FFtJ6rCfD+LFsWHp81dolrFD8S79U9tb8Az2nGrJncnMSnys+bpQJfRUzqs9hnA81OAA3hCuQ==",
-            "license": "MIT",
+            "version": "3.7.3",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-3.7.3.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-QgODejq9K3OzoBbuyobZlUhznP5SKwPqp+6Q6xw6o8gnhr4O85L2U915iM2IDcfF2NPXVaM9zlo9tdwipnYwzg==",
             "bin": {
                 "prettier": "bin/prettier.cjs"
             },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bd5bd38..4bfc1b0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         "express": "^5.1.0",
         "node-cache": "^5.1.2",
         "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
-        "prettier": "^3.6.2",
+        "prettier": "^3.7.3",
         "unpacker": "^1.0.1",
         "wyzie-lib": "^2.2.5"
     },