diff --git a/src/axiosConfig.ts b/src/axiosConfig.ts
index 362c7c5..68aedc6 100644
--- a/src/axiosConfig.ts
+++ b/src/axiosConfig.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import axios from 'axios';
 import { logger } from './debugConfig';
 
 // Use development backend URL if no custom URL is provided
-const baseURL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || 'http://localhost:8080';
+const baseURL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE || 'http://localhost:8080';
 
-if (!import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL) {
-  logger.warn('axios', '⚠️ VITE_API_URL not set, defaulting to http://localhost:8080');
+if (!import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE) {
+  logger.warn('axios', '⚠️ VITE_API_BASE not set, defaulting to http://localhost:8080');
 }
 
 const instance = axios.create({