diff --git a/server/routes.go b/server/routes.go
index 5582f3a1..77eb77ea 100644
--- a/server/routes.go
+++ b/server/routes.go
@@ -1013,16 +1013,14 @@ func allowedHostsMiddleware(addr net.Addr) gin.HandlerFunc {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) GenerateRoutes() http.Handler {
-	var origins []string
-	if o := os.Getenv("OLLAMA_ORIGINS"); o != "" {
-		origins = strings.Split(o, ",")
-	}
-
 	config := cors.DefaultConfig()
 	config.AllowWildcard = true
 	config.AllowBrowserExtensions = true
 
-	config.AllowOrigins = origins
+	if allowedOrigins := strings.Trim(os.Getenv("OLLAMA_ORIGINS"), "\"'"); allowedOrigins != "" {
+		config.AllowOrigins = strings.Split(allowedOrigins, ",")
+	}
+
 	for _, allowOrigin := range defaultAllowOrigins {
 		config.AllowOrigins = append(config.AllowOrigins,
 			fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", allowOrigin),