diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d89ad48d..73022474 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v2.1.1
+
+### Fixes
+
+* Fix bad proxy settings when not working on localhost
+
 ## v2.1.0
 
 ### Important Notes
diff --git a/server/lib/routers/webchat.ts b/server/lib/routers/webchat.ts
index e224dee8..d252811a 100644
--- a/server/lib/routers/webchat.ts
+++ b/server/lib/routers/webchat.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ function changeHttpBindRoute ({ peertubeHelpers }: RegisterServerOptions, port:
       proxyReqPathResolver: async (_req: Request): Promise<string> => {
         return '/http-bind' // should not be able to access anything else
       },
-      // preserveHostHdr: false,
+      preserveHostHdr: true,
       parseReqBody: true // Note that setting this to false overrides reqAsBuffer and reqBodyEncoding below.
       // FIXME: should we remove cookies?
     }