diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 00ab462..6c5a140 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ VC Verifier Changelog
 WIP
 ---
 
+- add EECC IPFS gateways as default
 - fix IPFS promises
 - UI improvements
 
diff --git a/api/src/services/fetch/index.ts b/api/src/services/fetch/index.ts
index 6b93825..076a530 100644
--- a/api/src/services/fetch/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/fetch/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const HEADERS = {
     'Accept': 'application/ld+json, application/json'
 }
 
-const IPFS_GATEWAYS = ['ipfs.io'].concat(process.env.IPFS_GATEWAYS ? process.env.IPFS_GATEWAYS.split(',') : []);
+const IPFS_GATEWAYS = ['ipfs.io', 'ipfs.ssi.eecc.de'].concat(process.env.IPFS_GATEWAYS ? process.env.IPFS_GATEWAYS.split(',') : []);
 
 
 export async function fetch_jsonld(url: string): Promise<object> {