diff --git a/conduit-front/src/agent.js b/conduit-front/src/agent.js
index 42e37ced8722c4b8347e8d2030d8834519cae1d6..a155317b62cf43354d8dcbd93aa6c4770f528b8a 100644
--- a/conduit-front/src/agent.js
+++ b/conduit-front/src/agent.js
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import _superagent from 'superagent';
 const superagent = superagentPromise(_superagent, global.Promise);
 
 //const API_ROOT = process.env.REACT_APP_API_ROOT || 'http://vm3733.kaj.pouta.csc.fi:30000/api'
-const API_ROOT = 'http://vm3733.kaj.pouta.csc.fi:30000/api';
+//const API_ROOT = 'http://vm3733.kaj.pouta.csc.fi:30000/api';
 //const API_ROOT = '/api';
+const API_ROOT = process.env.REACT_APP_API_ROOT || 'backend:3000/api'
 
 const encode = encodeURIComponent;
 const responseBody = res => res.body;