diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 61533a0..97b4876 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let storage_dir: PathBuf = env_or_else("TRANSBEAM_STORAGE_DIR", || PathBuf::from("storage"));
     let port: u16 = env_or("TRANSBEAM_PORT", 8080);
     let mnemonic_codes: bool = env_or("TRANSBEAM_MNEMONIC_CODES", true);
-    let reverse_proxy: bool = env_or("TRANSBEAM_REVERSE_PROXY", false);
+    let reverse_proxy: bool = env_or("TRANSBEAM_REVERSE_PROXY", true);
     let max_lifetime: u16 = env_or("TRANSBEAM_MAX_LIFETIME", 30);
     let max_upload_size: u64 =
         env_or::<ByteSize>("TRANSBEAM_MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE", ByteSize(16 * bytesize::GB)).as_u64();