diff --git a/safeshare/K8s/frontend_deployment.yaml b/safeshare/K8s/frontend_deployment.yaml
index 18d13cc..f520c87 100644
--- a/safeshare/K8s/frontend_deployment.yaml
+++ b/safeshare/K8s/frontend_deployment.yaml
@@ -21,5 +21,10 @@ spec:
         - name: safeshare-frontend
           image: amusement3004/safeshare-frontend
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          env:  # Add these environment variables
+            - name: REACT_APP_API_HOST
+              value: safeshare-backend-service  # The name of the backend service
+            - name: REACT_APP_API_PORT
+              value: "80"  # The port the backend service listens on
           ports:
             - containerPort: 3000
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