diff --git a/charts/labmap-chart/templates/frontend-deployment.yaml b/charts/labmap-chart/templates/frontend-deployment.yaml
index 85a30a7..22f60ed 100644
--- a/charts/labmap-chart/templates/frontend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/labmap-chart/templates/frontend-deployment.yaml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ spec:
             - containerPort: {{ .Values.frontend.port }}
           env:
             - name: API_BASE
-              value: "https://{{ .Values.backend.ingress.host }}"
+              value: {{ .Values.frontend.env.API_BASE | quote }}
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