diff --git a/safeshare/docker-compose.yml b/safeshare/docker-compose.yml
index 4c0fea5..e3cc1ca 100644
--- a/safeshare/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/safeshare/docker-compose.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "80:80"  # Map container port 3000 to host port 3000
     environment:
-      - REACT_APP_API_HOST=safeshare
+      - REACT_APP_API_HOST=http://127.0.0.1:8000
     networks:
       - dbnet