diff --git a/src/services/django-api.js b/src/services/django-api.js
index fe07976..389aa0e 100644
--- a/src/services/django-api.js
+++ b/src/services/django-api.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class DjangoApi {
   constructor() {
-    this.base = 'http://localhost:7000';
+    this.base = process.env.DJANGO_BASE_URL;
   }
 
   getCustomers() {
diff --git a/vite.config.mjs b/vite.config.mjs
index 2199f2c..a638475 100644
--- a/vite.config.mjs
+++ b/vite.config.mjs
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ export default defineConfig({
       vueTemplate: true,
     }),
   ],
-  define: { 'process.env': {API_IMPLEMENTATION: 'django'} },
+  define: { 'process.env': {
+    API_IMPLEMENTATION: 'django',
+    DJANGO_BASE_URL: 'http://localhost:7000'
+  } },
   resolve: {
     alias: {
       '@': fileURLToPath(new URL('./src', import.meta.url))