diff --git a/conduit-front/src/agent.js b/conduit-front/src/agent.js
index ef0791256a79a4687499bd5b3b4395389261e39e..b053076fe3c726c3f27e0f203fe9628156011f1a 100644
--- a/conduit-front/src/agent.js
+++ b/conduit-front/src/agent.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ const superagent = superagentPromise(_superagent, global.Promise);
 //const API_ROOT = 'http://vm3733.kaj.pouta.csc.fi:30000/api';
 //const API_ROOT = '/api';
 //const API_ROOT = process.env.REACT_APP_API_ROOT || 'http://backend:3000/api';
-const API_ROOT = process.env.REACT_APP_API_ROOT || 'http://backend:3000/api';
-//conts API_ROOT = 'backend'
+//const API_ROOT = process.env.REACT_APP_API_ROOT || 'http://backend:3000/api';
+const API_ROOT = 'backend:3000'
 
 const encode = encodeURIComponent;
 const responseBody = res => res.body;