diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 48ce1e98..93451de8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ db_backups
 services_data
 services_data/postgres/*
 services_data/redis/*
-./static
-!core/static/*
-!geo/static/*
-!payments/static/*
-!vibes_auth/static/*
+static
+!core/static
+!geo/static
+!payments/static
+!vibes_auth/static
 media
 debug.log
 errors.log
diff --git a/evibes/middleware.py b/evibes/middleware.py
index 1ed9e89f..0893cb7d 100644
--- a/evibes/middleware.py
+++ b/evibes/middleware.py
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ class BlockInvalidHostMiddleware:
         self.get_response = get_response
 
     def __call__(self, request):
-        if request.META.get("HTTP_HOST") not in getenv("ALLOWED_HOSTS").split(" "):
+        allowed_hosts = getenv("ALLOWED_HOSTS").split(" ")
+        if request.META.get("HTTP_HOST") not in allowed_hosts and "*" not in allowed_hosts:
             return HttpResponseForbidden("Invalid Host Header")
         return self.get_response(request)