diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 4735492..7efa49d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import { AppContextProvider } from './contexts/AppContext'
 import './app.scss'
 
 const App = () => {
-  const baseURL = process.env.REACT_APP_API_URL || '/api'
+  const baseURL =
+    process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
+      ? '/api'
+      : process.env.REACT_APP_API_URL
 
   return (
     <BrowserRouter>