diff --git a/otc-bridge/otc_bridge.py b/otc-bridge/otc_bridge.py
index 6a3dcc379..dd66c9e3a 100644
--- a/otc-bridge/otc_bridge.py
+++ b/otc-bridge/otc_bridge.py
@@ -73,7 +73,23 @@
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 
 app = Flask(__name__, static_folder="static")
-CORS(app)
+
+DEFAULT_OTC_CORS_ORIGINS = ("https://bottube.ai", "https://rustchain.org")
+
+
+def parse_cors_origins(raw_origins):
+    if raw_origins is None:
+        return list(DEFAULT_OTC_CORS_ORIGINS)
+
+    raw_items = [origin.strip() for origin in raw_origins.split(",") if origin.strip()]
+    origins = [origin for origin in raw_items if origin != "*"]
+    if len(origins) != len(raw_items):
+        log.warning("Ignoring wildcard CORS origin for OTC bridge")
+    return origins or list(DEFAULT_OTC_CORS_ORIGINS)
+
+
+OTC_CORS_ORIGINS = parse_cors_origins(os.environ.get("OTC_CORS_ORIGINS"))
+CORS(app, origins=OTC_CORS_ORIGINS)
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/otc-bridge/test_otc_bridge.py b/otc-bridge/test_otc_bridge.py
index 9da25a8bd..a0dc38ec0 100644
--- a/otc-bridge/test_otc_bridge.py
+++ b/otc-bridge/test_otc_bridge.py
@@ -3,28 +3,38 @@
 """
 import json
 import os
+import sqlite3
 import tempfile
 import time
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
 
-# Set test DB before importing
+# Set an initial test DB before importing, then replace it per test.
 _fd, TEST_DB = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix=".db")
 os.close(_fd)
 os.environ["OTC_DB_PATH"] = TEST_DB
 
+import otc_bridge
 from otc_bridge import app, init_db
 
 
 class OTCBridgeTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
+        global TEST_DB
+        _fd, TEST_DB = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix=".db")
+        os.close(_fd)
+        otc_bridge.DB_PATH = TEST_DB
         self.app = app.test_client()
         self.app.testing = True
         init_db()
 
     def tearDown(self):
+        self.app = None
         if os.path.exists(TEST_DB):
-            os.remove(TEST_DB)
+            try:
+                os.remove(TEST_DB)
+            except PermissionError:
+                pass
 
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------
     # Order Creation
@@ -288,9 +298,15 @@ def test_confirm_matched_order(self):
         # Confirm settlement
         with patch("requests.post") as mock_post:
             mock_post.return_value = MagicMock(ok=True, text='{"ok":true}')
+            with sqlite3.connect(TEST_DB) as conn:
+                secret = conn.execute(
+                    "SELECT htlc_secret FROM orders WHERE order_id = ?",
+                    (order_id,),
+                ).fetchone()[0]
             r3 = self.app.post(f"/api/orders/{order_id}/confirm", json={
                 "wallet": "buyer1",
                 "quote_tx": "0xabc123def456",
+                "secret": secret,
             })
             data = r3.get_json()
             self.assertTrue(data["ok"])
@@ -354,6 +370,14 @@ def test_frontend_served(self):
         self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200)
         self.assertIn(b"RustChain OTC Bridge", r.data)
 
+    def test_cors_rejects_untrusted_origin(self):
+        r = self.app.get("/api/stats", headers={"Origin": "https://evil.example"})
+        self.assertNotEqual(r.headers.get("Access-Control-Allow-Origin"), "https://evil.example")
+
+    def test_cors_allows_configured_origin(self):
+        r = self.app.get("/api/stats", headers={"Origin": "https://rustchain.org"})
+        self.assertEqual(r.headers.get("Access-Control-Allow-Origin"), "https://rustchain.org")
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/test_otc_bridge_query_validation.py b/tests/test_otc_bridge_query_validation.py
index 381995086..eb8097a35 100644
--- a/tests/test_otc_bridge_query_validation.py
+++ b/tests/test_otc_bridge_query_validation.py
@@ -5,14 +5,17 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 
-def load_otc_bridge(tmp_path):
-    if "flask_cors" not in sys.modules:
-        flask_cors = types.ModuleType("flask_cors")
-        flask_cors.CORS = lambda app: app
-        sys.modules["flask_cors"] = flask_cors
+def load_otc_bridge(tmp_path, cors_origins=None):
+    flask_cors = sys.modules.get("flask_cors") or types.ModuleType("flask_cors")
+    flask_cors.CORS = lambda app, **kwargs: app
+    sys.modules["flask_cors"] = flask_cors
 
     db_path = tmp_path / "otc_bridge.db"
     os.environ["OTC_DB_PATH"] = str(db_path)
+    if cors_origins is None:
+        os.environ.pop("OTC_CORS_ORIGINS", None)
+    else:
+        os.environ["OTC_CORS_ORIGINS"] = cors_origins
 
     module_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "otc-bridge" / "otc_bridge.py"
     spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("otc_bridge_under_test", module_path)
@@ -23,6 +26,35 @@ def load_otc_bridge(tmp_path):
     return module
 
 
+def test_cors_defaults_to_restricted_public_origins(tmp_path):
+    otc_bridge = load_otc_bridge(tmp_path)
+
+    assert otc_bridge.OTC_CORS_ORIGINS == ["https://bottube.ai", "https://rustchain.org"]
+    assert "*" not in otc_bridge.OTC_CORS_ORIGINS
+
+
+def test_cors_env_ignores_wildcard_origin(tmp_path):
+    otc_bridge = load_otc_bridge(
+        tmp_path,
+        cors_origins="*, https://trusted.example, http://localhost:3000",
+    )
+
+    assert otc_bridge.OTC_CORS_ORIGINS == [
+        "https://trusted.example",
+        "http://localhost:3000",
+    ]
+
+
+def test_cors_env_ignores_all_wildcard_origins(tmp_path):
+    otc_bridge = load_otc_bridge(
+        tmp_path,
+        cors_origins="*, *, https://trusted.example",
+    )
+
+    assert otc_bridge.OTC_CORS_ORIGINS == ["https://trusted.example"]
+    assert "*" not in otc_bridge.OTC_CORS_ORIGINS
+
+
 def test_orders_rejects_malformed_pagination(tmp_path):
     otc_bridge = load_otc_bridge(tmp_path)