diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 364fbce..1804390 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .vscode/*
 node_modules
 **/.env
+**/.env.*
 .DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/App.tsx b/app/src/App.tsx
index a724182..22bcd98 100644
--- a/app/src/App.tsx
+++ b/app/src/App.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const App: React.FC<unknown> = () => {
       try {
         const featureFlagKeys: string = 'flying-pilots';
         const response: AxiosResponse = await axios.get(
-          `http://localhost:7071/api/featureFlags?keys=${featureFlagKeys}&label=${process.env.NODE_ENV}`
+          `${process.env.API_URL}/api/featureFlags?keys=${featureFlagKeys}&label=${process.env.NODE_ENV}`
         );
         const featureFlags: { key: string; enabled: boolean }[] = response.data;
         console.log(featureFlags);