diff --git a/frontend/src/api/client.ts b/frontend/src/api/client.ts
index 2492e40..9f116f0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/client.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/client.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { ElNotification } from "element-plus";
 import { markBackendAvailable, markBackendUnavailable } from "@/composables/useBackendStatus";
 import { isNoBackendPreviewMode } from "@/utils/devPreview";
 
-export const apiBaseUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL ?? "/api";
+const apiBaseUrl = "/api";
 
 const apiClient = axios.create({
   baseURL: apiBaseUrl,