diff --git a/config/api_example_config.py b/config/api_example_config.py
index 41680c578d8d6c378f8b2b168217bf1d14a541ec..259fea6ee7122535a7d21ea3ff8cff595ba01d54 100644
--- a/config/api_example_config.py
+++ b/config/api_example_config.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ FILE_PATH_PREFIX = "https://video.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de/files/"
 # While the frontend and api are on different subdomains, that still counts as 'same-site'
 COOKIES_SAMESITE = "strict"
 COOKIES_SECURE = False
-COOKIES_DOMAIN = ".video.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de"
+COOKIES_DOMAIN = ""
 
 # These are flask's options for the session cookie
 SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE = COOKIES_SAMESITE