diff --git a/backend/backendServer.js b/backend/backendServer.js
index 3dcba79..41b5549 100644
--- a/backend/backendServer.js
+++ b/backend/backendServer.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 const express = require("express");
 const db = require("./db");
 const port = 3000;
+const cors = require('cors')
 
 const app = express();
+app.use(cors());
 app.use(express.json());
 
 // ####### ROUTES #######
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index ff8aeea..d80c1a0 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   "license": "ISC",
   "description": "",
   "dependencies": {
+    "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "dotenv": "^17.0.1",
     "express": "^5.1.0",
     "knex": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/frontend/src/services/frontendApi.js b/frontend/src/services/frontendApi.js
index 4ad64d8..728b9bb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/services/frontendApi.js
+++ b/frontend/src/services/frontendApi.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ export const addRecipe = async (recipeData) => {
 };
 
 export const deleteRecipe = async (id) => {
-  console.log('run delete')
   console.log(id)
   // return
   const response = await fetch("http://localhost:3000/delete-recipe", {