diff --git a/backend/app/core/config.py b/backend/app/core/config.py
index 166ee94..02b77b0 100644
--- a/backend/app/core/config.py
+++ b/backend/app/core/config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from functools import lru_cache
 
-from pydantic import AnyHttpUrl, Field
+from pydantic import AnyHttpUrl, Field, field_validator
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
 
 
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     demo_admin_password: str = "ChangeMe_UseEnvInstead"
     cors_origins: list[AnyHttpUrl] | list[str] = ["http://localhost:5173", "http://localhost:8080"]
 
+    @field_validator("cors_origins", mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def parse_cors_origins(cls, value: str | list[str]) -> list[str]:
+        if isinstance(value, str):
+            return [origin.strip() for origin in value.split(",") if origin.strip()]
+        return value
+
 
 @lru_cache
 def get_settings() -> Settings: