diff --git a/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/env b/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/env
index df7073a..f9fa079 100644
--- a/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/env
+++ b/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/env
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-REACT_APP_API_HOST=http://127.0.0.1
-REACT_APP_API_PORT=8000
+REACT_APP_API_HOST=http://127.0.0.1:8000
diff --git a/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/src/pages/shareFile.js b/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/src/pages/shareFile.js
index 00bab7e..d7006d0 100644
--- a/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/src/pages/shareFile.js
+++ b/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/src/pages/shareFile.js
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ function ShareFile() {
     const [errorMsg, setErrorcode] = useState('');
     let subtitle;
     const [modalIsOpen, setIsOpen] = React.useState(false);
-    const apiHost = process.env.REACT_APP_API_HOST || 'localhost';
-    const apiPort = process.env.REACT_APP_API_PORT || '8000';
-
-    const apiUrl = `${apiHost}:${apiPort}`;
+    const apiUrl = process.env.REACT_APP_API_HOST || 'localhost:8000';
+    // const apiPort = process.env.REACT_APP_API_PORT || '8000';
+    //
+    // const apiUrl = `${apiHost}:${apiPort}`;
 
     function openModal() {
         setIsOpen(true);