diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-cloud-run.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy-cloud-run.yaml
index 206bf0489..911c92714 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-cloud-run.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-cloud-run.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       VERCEL_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID }}
       API_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.API_BASE_URL }}
       LANGCHAIN_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.LANGCHAIN_API_KEY }}
+      NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL: ${{ secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Install Vercel CLI
diff --git a/frontend/app/page.tsx b/frontend/app/page.tsx
index ac0203e6e..7a1bd60af 100644
--- a/frontend/app/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/page.tsx
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import { Client } from "@langchain/langgraph-sdk";
 import { ChatWindow } from "./components/ChatWindow";
 import { LangGraphClientContext } from "./hooks/useLangGraphClient";
 
-const apiUrl = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_URL
-  ? `https://${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_URL}/api/`
+const apiUrl = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL
+  ? process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL
   : "http://localhost:3000/api/";
 
 export default function Home() {