diff --git a/recounting_dashboard.py b/recounting_dashboard.py
index a8f7633..a70b2d1 100644
--- a/recounting_dashboard.py
+++ b/recounting_dashboard.py
@@ -171,12 +171,33 @@ def start_recount():
 
     return jsonify({
         "success": True,
-        "stream_url": f"{RECOUNT_API_URL}/api/live-video",
+        "stream_url": "/api/proxy-stream",
         "file": Path(mp4_path).name,
         "path": mp4_path,
     })
 
 
+@app.route("/api/proxy-stream")
+def api_proxy_stream():
+    try:
+        resp = _http_session.get(f"{RECOUNT_API_URL}/api/live-video", stream=True, timeout=5)
+        if resp.status_code != 200:
+            return Response("stream unavailable", status=502)
+
+        def generate():
+            for chunk in resp.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):
+                if chunk:
+                    yield chunk
+            resp.close()
+
+        return Response(
+            generate(),
+            mimetype=resp.headers.get("Content-Type", "multipart/x-mixed-replace; boundary=frame"),
+        )
+    except Exception:
+        return Response("stream unavailable", status=502)
+
+
 @app.route("/api/stop-recount", methods=["POST"])
 def stop_recount():
     global _current_file
@@ -198,7 +219,7 @@ def api_state():
     if current_file:
         result["file"] = current_file
         result["file_name"] = Path(current_file).name
-        result["stream_url"] = f"{RECOUNT_API_URL}/api/live-video"
+        result["stream_url"] = "/api/proxy-stream"
         batch_num, date_str = _parse_filename(Path(current_file).name)
         if batch_num is not None:
             result["batch_number"] = batch_num