diff --git a/backend/start_windows.bat b/backend/start_windows.bat
index c8587c3c6d..c5f96e0e6f 100644
--- a/backend/start_windows.bat
+++ b/backend/start_windows.bat
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ IF NOT "%WEBUI_SECRET_KEY_FILE%" == "" (
 
 IF "%PORT%"=="" SET PORT=8080
 IF "%HOST%"=="" SET HOST=0.0.0.0
-IF "%FORWARDED_ALLOW_IPS%"=="" SET "FORWARDED_ALLOW_IPS=*"
+IF "%FORWARDED_ALLOW_IPS%"=="" SET "FORWARDED_ALLOW_IPS='*'"
 SET "WEBUI_SECRET_KEY=%WEBUI_SECRET_KEY%"
 SET "WEBUI_JWT_SECRET_KEY=%WEBUI_JWT_SECRET_KEY%"
 
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ IF "%WEBUI_SECRET_KEY% %WEBUI_JWT_SECRET_KEY%" == " " (
 :: Execute uvicorn
 SET "WEBUI_SECRET_KEY=%WEBUI_SECRET_KEY%"
 IF "%UVICORN_WORKERS%"=="" SET UVICORN_WORKERS=1
-uvicorn open_webui.main:app --host "%HOST%" --port "%PORT%" --forwarded-allow-ips "%FORWARDED_ALLOW_IPS%" --workers %UVICORN_WORKERS% --ws auto
+uvicorn open_webui.main:app --host "%HOST%" --port "%PORT%" --forwarded-allow-ips %FORWARDED_ALLOW_IPS% --workers %UVICORN_WORKERS% --ws auto
 :: For ssl user uvicorn open_webui.main:app --host "%HOST%" --port "%PORT%" --forwarded-allow-ips '*' --ssl-keyfile "key.pem" --ssl-certfile "cert.pem" --ws auto