diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 7753b037d2ce7ebe36328a8061524473dd2c39c2..ba0051d2d6f74af9babea278785ff11ffbefe5f3 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import json
 
 def create_app(config_name):
     app = Flask(__name__, static_folder='static') # initialization of the flask app
-    cors = CORS(app, resources={r"/*": {"origins": vars.cors_allowed_origins}})
+    cors = CORS(app, resources={r"/*": {"origins": "https://testshib1.dev.rc.uab.edu/"}})
     Bootstrap(app) # allowing app to use bootstrap
 
     def get_authorized_user():
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index f69a20825a47ab2d526807240273a5737a878ac5..339a3ef6d7aa8997c7f4dd10d739ea54ea635b9c 100644
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ monkey.patch_all(subprocess=True)
 config_name = os.getenv('FLASK_CONFIG')
 app = create_app(config_name)
 app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = vars.key
-socketio = SocketIO(app, cors_allowed_origins=vars.cors_allowed_origins, message_queue=vars.message_queue)
+socketio = SocketIO(app, cors_allowed_origins="https://testshib1.dev.rc.uab.edu", message_queue=vars.message_queue)
 
 @socketio.on('join_room')
 def on_room(json):