diff --git a/apiServer.js b/apiServer.js
index 61e849d..65013b4 100644
--- a/apiServer.js
+++ b/apiServer.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const { resolveImdbId } = require('./utils/tmdb');
 const { applyFilters } = require('./utils/streamFilters');
 
 const app = express();
+app.set('trust proxy', 1);
 
 // Conditionally mount proxy routes early so downstream handlers can use them
 if (config.enableProxy) {
diff --git a/proxy/proxyServer.js b/proxy/proxyServer.js
index ff56de4..f7e5075 100644
--- a/proxy/proxyServer.js
+++ b/proxy/proxyServer.js
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ function extractOriginalUrl(proxyUrl) {
                 while (decoded.includes('%2F')) {
                     try { decoded = decodeURIComponent(decoded); } catch { break; }
                 }
-                return decoded;
+                if (decoded.startsWith('http://') || decoded.startsWith('https://')) return decoded;
+                // If it's just a path (like Vidlink /proxy/wiwii/...), keep the full original URL
+                return proxyUrl;
             }
         }
         if (url.searchParams.has('url')) return decodeURIComponent(url.searchParams.get('url'));