diff --git a/server/src/api/record.ts b/server/src/api/record.ts
index 610f1825..b55f06bc 100644
--- a/server/src/api/record.ts
+++ b/server/src/api/record.ts
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ export async function handleRunRecording(id: string, userId: string) {
             throw new Error('browserId or runId or userId is undefined');
         }
 
-        const socket = io(`${process.env.BACKEND_URL}/${browserId}`, {
+        const socket = io(`${process.env.BACKEND_URL ? process.env.BACKEND_URL : 'http://localhost:8080'}/${browserId}`, {
             transports: ['websocket'],
             rejectUnauthorized: false
         });
diff --git a/server/src/workflow-management/scheduler/index.ts b/server/src/workflow-management/scheduler/index.ts
index cde08a29..a94c6d16 100644
--- a/server/src/workflow-management/scheduler/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/workflow-management/scheduler/index.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export async function handleRunRecording(id: string, userId: string) {
       throw new Error('browserId or runId or userId is undefined');
     }
 
-    const socket = io(`${process.env.BACKEND_URL}/${browserId}`, {
+    const socket = io(`${process.env.BACKEND_URL ? process.env.BACKEND_URL : 'http://localhost:8080'}/${browserId}`, {
       transports: ['websocket'],
       rejectUnauthorized: false
     });
diff --git a/src/apiConfig.js b/src/apiConfig.js
index 8661491e..9cf20e94 100644
--- a/src/apiConfig.js
+++ b/src/apiConfig.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const apiUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL;
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+export const apiUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL ? import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL : 'http://localhost:8080'
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