diff --git a/deploy-chunked-simple.sh b/deploy-chunked-simple.sh
index 94a00f2..1dccaeb 100644
--- a/deploy-chunked-simple.sh
+++ b/deploy-chunked-simple.sh
@@ -212,7 +212,9 @@ upload_file_in_chunks() {
     fi
 
     # Send metadata as query params (for Java proxy to capture) and only file as multipart
+    # Add explicit headers that nginx might require
     RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST "$API_BASE/upload/chunk?uploadSessionId=$SESSION_ID&fileType=$file_type&chunkIndex=$chunk_index&totalChunks=$total_chunks&fileName=$file_name" \
+      -H "X-Forwarded-For: 127.0.0.1" \
       -F "chunk=@$chunk_file")
 
     if [ "$DEBUG_MODE" = "true" ]; then