diff --git a/backend/app/core/config.py b/backend/app/core/config.py
index 08a4df1..baea55f 100644
--- a/backend/app/core/config.py
+++ b/backend/app/core/config.py
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ class StagingConfig(BaseConfig):
     ALLOWED_HOSTS: List[str] = [
         "taimako.onrender.com",
         "taimakoai.onrender.com",
+        "localhost",
+        "127.0.0.1",
     ]
 
 class ProductionConfig(BaseConfig):
diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
index 79904aa..80c8c0c 100644
--- a/backend/app/main.py
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@
 app.include_router(orders_router)
 
 
-@app.get("/")
+@app.api_route("/", methods=["GET", "HEAD"])
 async def root():
     return success_response(message="Agentic RAG API is running")
 
-@app.get("/health")
+@app.api_route("/health", methods=["GET", "HEAD"])
 async def health_check():
     return {"status": "healthy"}