diff --git a/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/src/pages/downloadFile.js b/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/src/pages/downloadFile.js
index 6f6731c..3fcbcfe 100644
--- a/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/src/pages/downloadFile.js
+++ b/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/src/pages/downloadFile.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function DownloadFile() {
 
     const handleDownloadFile = () => {
         if (passcode) {
-            axios.get(`${apiUrl}/api/files/${passcode}/`, {responseType: 'blob'})
+            axios.get(`http://${apiUrl}/api/files/${passcode}/`, {responseType: 'blob'})
                 .then(response => {
                     let filename = 'downloaded_file'; // Default filename
                     let mimeType = 'application/octet-stream'; // Default MIME type
diff --git a/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/src/pages/shareFile.js b/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/src/pages/shareFile.js
index 7085ffb..e99838b 100644
--- a/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/src/pages/shareFile.js
+++ b/safeshare/safeshare-frontend/src/pages/shareFile.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function ShareFile() {
 
             // Send POST request to the backend API using Axios
             axios
-                .post(`${apiUrl}/api/files/`, formData)
+                .post(`http://${apiUrl}/api/files/`, formData)
                 .then((response) => {
                     // Handle a successful response from the server, set passcode to "key" in the response body
                     const data = response.data;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function ShareFile() {
                     // If data is an array, take the first item
                     if (Array.isArray(data)) {
                         const passcode = data[0].key;
-                        const baseUrl = '${apiUrl}/api/files/';
+                        const baseUrl = 'http://' + apiUrl + '/api/files/';
 
                         setPasscode(passcode);
                         setShareableLink(baseUrl + passcode);