diff --git a/proxy/custom.conf b/proxy/custom.conf
index 4afbe48..54d4cde 100644
--- a/proxy/custom.conf
+++ b/proxy/custom.conf
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ proxy_buffer_size 128k;
 proxy_buffers 4 256k;
 proxy_busy_buffers_size 256k;
 client_max_body_size 1024M;
+# NOTE(krishan711): since we know this is not behind another proxy we force it
+# to use the real ip address of the client.
+proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;