diff --git a/frontend/src/apiClient.js b/frontend/src/apiClient.js
index c11c124..0aac3da 100644
--- a/frontend/src/apiClient.js
+++ b/frontend/src/apiClient.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import axios from 'axios';
 import store from './store';
 
 const apiClient = axios.create({
-  baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000/api',
+  baseURL: `${process.env.BACKEND}/api`,
 });
 
 apiClient.interceptors.request.use(config => {