diff --git a/frontend/src/api/api.ts b/frontend/src/api/api.ts
index 47adb3f..e3f91bf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/api.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import axios from "axios";
 import Cookies from "js-cookie";
 
-const API_URL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL;
+const API_URL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || "http://localhost:5173";
 
 const api = axios.create({
   baseURL: API_URL,