diff --git a/pinery-ws/README.md b/pinery-ws/README.md
index 4c6bbf07..c55b4811 100644
--- a/pinery-ws/README.md
+++ b/pinery-ws/README.md
@@ -22,16 +22,19 @@ JAVA_OPTS="-Duser.timezone=GMT -Djava.awt.headless=true -Xmx6144m -XX:MaxPermSiz
 
 ### Deploying
 
-1. copy the example `.properties` file and external `context.xml` from the Pinery implementation
+1. Copy the example `.properties` file and external `context.xml` from the Pinery implementation
    you're using to `$CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina/localhost/`, where `$CATALINA_HOME` is your Tomcat
-   base directory
-2. rename `context.xml` to match the context root of your deployment. E.g. if you're deploying to
+   base directory.
+2. Rename `context.xml` to match the context root of your deployment. E.g. if you're deploying to
    `/pinery`, call the context file `pinery.xml`. If you're deploying to the root address, call the
-   file `ROOT.xml`
-3. Configure options specific to the source LIMS in the properties file
+   file `ROOT.xml`.
+3. Configure options specific to the source LIMS in the properties file.
+   - If you are deploying Pinery behind a reverse-proxy and find that the Swagger docs are not
+     working properly, it may be necessary to configure the base URL for Swagger. You can do this by
+     adding a `swagger.baseUrl` property to your properties file.
 4. Copy the built `.war` file from the Pinery implemention to `$CATALINA_HOME/webapps/`, naming it
    to match your `context.xml` above. If Tomcat is configured to autodeploy, the webapp will be
-   (re)deployed automatically; otherwise, deploy the webapp manually
-   - **WARNING**: In some cases with autodeploy enabled, Tomcat may delete the context XML during redeployment.
-     You can prevent this by stopping tomcat before copying the WAR into the webapps directory, or by making the
-     file immutable via `chattr +i <filename>`
+   (re)deployed automatically; otherwise, deploy the webapp manually.
+   - **WARNING**: In some cases with autodeploy enabled, Tomcat may delete the context XML during
+     redeployment. You can prevent this by stopping tomcat before copying the WAR into the webapps
+     directory, or by making the file immutable via `chattr +i <filename>`.
diff --git a/pinery-ws/src/main/java/ca/on/oicr/pinery/ws/component/SwaggerConfig.java b/pinery-ws/src/main/java/ca/on/oicr/pinery/ws/component/SwaggerConfig.java
index cb5c2e97..abd95ef9 100644
--- a/pinery-ws/src/main/java/ca/on/oicr/pinery/ws/component/SwaggerConfig.java
+++ b/pinery-ws/src/main/java/ca/on/oicr/pinery/ws/component/SwaggerConfig.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package ca.on.oicr.pinery.ws.component;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
+
 import org.springdoc.core.configuration.SpringDocConfiguration;
 import org.springdoc.core.configuration.SpringDocSpecPropertiesConfiguration;
 import org.springdoc.core.configuration.SpringDocUIConfiguration;
@@ -13,10 +15,13 @@
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
+import org.springframework.web.filter.ForwardedHeaderFilter;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.EnableWebMvc;
 
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.OpenAPI;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.info.Info;
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.servers.Server;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletContext;
 
 @Configuration
 @EnableWebMvc
@@ -48,9 +53,13 @@ public GroupedOpenApi api() {
   }
 
   @Bean
-  public OpenAPI openApi() {
+  public OpenAPI openApi(ServletContext servletContext, @Value("${swagger.baseUrl:#{null}}") String baseUrl) {
+    Server server = new Server()
+        .url(baseUrl != null ? baseUrl : servletContext.getContextPath())
+        .description("Default server URL");
     return new OpenAPI()
-        .info(new Info().title(projectName).version(projectVersion));
+        .info(new Info().title(projectName).version(projectVersion))
+        .servers(Collections.singletonList(server));
   }
 
 }
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