diff --git a/Frontend/.env b/Frontend/.env
index 77b2686..8d76b66 100644
--- a/Frontend/.env
+++ b/Frontend/.env
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VITE_API_URL=http://192.168.29.61:8081
+VITE_API_URL=http://backend:8080
diff --git a/Frontend/src/components/FileList.jsx b/Frontend/src/components/FileList.jsx
index 03ed7b8..76e097b 100644
--- a/Frontend/src/components/FileList.jsx
+++ b/Frontend/src/components/FileList.jsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
   ArrowLeft,
 } from "lucide-react";
 
-const API_URL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || "http://localhost:8080";
+const API_URL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL;
 
 const FileTable = ({ initialPath }) => {
   // Read username dynamically to avoid stale null on first load