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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