diff --git a/safeshare/docker-compose-frontend.yml b/safeshare/docker-compose-frontend.yml
index 85bab62..eb00a9d 100644
--- a/safeshare/docker-compose-frontend.yml
+++ b/safeshare/docker-compose-frontend.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ services:
     restart:
       always
     ports:
-      - "80:80"  # Map container port 3000 to host port 3000
+      - "80:80"
+    environment:
+      - REACT_APP_API_HOST=http://127.0.0.1:8000