diff --git a/src/microdot/csrf.py b/src/microdot/csrf.py
index dcd2ece..dcee5da 100644
--- a/src/microdot/csrf.py
+++ b/src/microdot/csrf.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class CSRF:
             ) or request.route in self.protected_routes:
                 allow = False
                 sfs = request.headers.get('Sec-Fetch-Site')
+                origin = request.headers.get('Origin')
                 if sfs:
                     # if the Sec-Fetch-Site header was given, ensure it is not
                     # cross-site
@@ -63,14 +64,11 @@ class CSRF:
                         allow = True
                     elif sfs == 'same-site' and self.allow_subdomains:
                         allow = True
-                elif self.cors and self.cors.allowed_origins != '*':
-                    # if there is no Sec-Fetch-Site header but we have a list
-                    # of allowed origins, then we can validate the origin
-                    origin = request.headers.get('Origin')
-                    if origin is None:
-                        # origin wasn't given so this isn't a browser
-                        allow = True
-                    elif not self.allow_subdomains:
+                if not allow and origin and self.cors and \
+                        self.cors.allowed_origins != '*':
+                    # if we have a list of allowed origins, then we can
+                    # validate the origin
+                    if not self.allow_subdomains:
                         allow = origin in self.cors.allowed_origins
                     else:
                         origin_scheme, origin_host = origin.split('://', 1)
@@ -83,7 +81,7 @@ class CSRF:
                             ):
                                 allow = True
                                 break
-                else:
+                if not allow and not sfs and not origin:
                     allow = True  # no headers to check
 
                 if not allow:
diff --git a/tests/test_csrf.py b/tests/test_csrf.py
index d3f6238..1faa403 100644
--- a/tests/test_csrf.py
+++ b/tests/test_csrf.py
@@ -203,10 +203,6 @@ class TestCSRF(unittest.TestCase):
 
         res = self._run(client.get('/'))
         self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 204)
-        res = self._run(client.get(
-            '/', headers={'Origin': 'foo.com'}
-        ))
-        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 204)
         res = self._run(client.get(
             '/', headers={'Origin': 'http://foo.com'}
         ))
@@ -230,6 +226,26 @@ class TestCSRF(unittest.TestCase):
             '/submit', headers={'Origin': 'http://bar.com:8888'}
         ))
         self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 403)
+        res = self._run(client.post(
+            '/submit', headers={
+                'Sec-Fetch-Site': 'cross-site',
+                'Origin': 'https://bar.com:8888',
+            },
+        ))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 204)
+        res = self._run(client.post(
+            '/submit', headers={
+                'Sec-Fetch-Site': 'cross-site',
+                'Origin': 'https://bar.com:8889',
+            },
+        ))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 403)
+        res = self._run(client.post(
+            '/submit', headers={
+                'Sec-Fetch-Site': 'cross-site',
+            },
+        ))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 403)
         res = self._run(client.post(
             '/submit', headers={'Origin': 'https://x.y.bar.com:8888'}
         ))
@@ -257,10 +273,6 @@ class TestCSRF(unittest.TestCase):
 
         res = self._run(client.get('/'))
         self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 204)
-        res = self._run(client.get(
-            '/', headers={'Origin': 'foo.com'}
-        ))
-        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 204)
         res = self._run(client.get(
             '/', headers={'Origin': 'http://foo.com'}
         ))