diff --git a/conduit-front/src/agent.js b/conduit-front/src/agent.js
index 29d7e1430625b84242a1d6c26334cc75a5d70514..bac4ec05b1ce6c823d5dc42badc247387d44c9e8 100644
--- a/conduit-front/src/agent.js
+++ b/conduit-front/src/agent.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import _superagent from 'superagent';
 
 const superagent = superagentPromise(_superagent, global.Promise);
 
-const API_ROOT = process.env.REACT_APP_API_ROOT || 'https://conduit.productionready.io/api';
+const API_ROOT = process.env.REACT_APP_API_ROOT || 'http://vm3733.kaj.pouta.csc.fi:30000/api';
 
 const encode = encodeURIComponent;
 const responseBody = res => res.body;