diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 4aa7735..e2af165 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
     <meta name="description" content="Web site displaying a pydase UI." />
 </head>
 
+<script>
+    window.__FORWARDED_PREFIX__ = "";  // this will be used if the service is behind a proxy which strips a prefix
+</script>`
+
 <body>
     <noscript>You need to enable JavaScript to run this app.</noscript>
     <div id="root"></div>
