diff --git a/config/settings/environ.py b/config/settings/environ.py
index d5ea39f..4cf5688 100644
--- a/config/settings/environ.py
+++ b/config/settings/environ.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SECRET_KEY = env.str("SECRET_KEY", "this-is-the-default-secret-key")
 DEBUG = env.bool("DEBUG", True)
 
 CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST = env.str("CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST", default="").split(",")
-CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = env.str("CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS", "").split(",")
+CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS = env.str("CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS", "http://localhost:8000").split(",")
 
 DATABASE_URL = env.db_url("DATABASE_URL", "sqlite:///db.sqlite3")