diff --git a/conf/config.conf b/conf/config.conf
index 266d000..e7bc21b 100644
--- a/conf/config.conf
+++ b/conf/config.conf
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ irc.network2.org = webirc_password
 [dnsbl]
 # "verify" - if the client supports it, tell it to show a captcha
 # "deny" - deny the connection entirely
-action = verify
+## notes for yunohost: it looks like the code accepts other values than deny and verify
+action = none
 
 [dnsbl.servers]
 dnsbl.dronebl.org
diff --git a/conf/nginx.conf b/conf/nginx.conf
index e424dc1..43f9646 100644
--- a/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ location /webirc/ {
 
     # Set http version and headers
     proxy_http_version 1.1;
+    proxy_redirect default;
 
     # Add X-Forwarded-* headers
     proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host   $host;
     proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto  $scheme;
+    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP          $remote_addr;
     proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For    $remote_addr;
 
     # Allow upgrades to websockets