diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index 8b64b9d..0359f86 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
 RUN npm ci
 
 COPY . .
+
+ENV VITE_API_BASE_URL=/api
 RUN npm run build
 
 FROM nginx:alpine
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
index aae8260..8b5cf48 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import type {
 } from '@/types';
 import axios, { type AxiosResponse } from 'axios';
 
-const API_BASE_URL = 'http://localhost:3000/api';
+const API_BASE_URL =
+  import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:3000/api';
 
 const api = axios.create({
   baseURL: API_BASE_URL,