diff --git a/edx_exams/settings/base.py b/edx_exams/settings/base.py
index 75b5532a..49b5b70e 100644
--- a/edx_exams/settings/base.py
+++ b/edx_exams/settings/base.py
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ def root(*path_fragments):
 
 # Enable CORS
 CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS = True
-CORS_ALLOW_HEADERS = corsheaders_default_headers
+CORS_ALLOW_HEADERS = corsheaders_default_headers + (
+    'use-jwt-cookie',
+)
 CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST = []
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = 'edx_exams.urls'