diff --git a/newspaper-extractor/frontend/next.config.ts b/newspaper-extractor/frontend/next.config.ts
index 9bcda51..ef40710 100644
--- a/newspaper-extractor/frontend/next.config.ts
+++ b/newspaper-extractor/frontend/next.config.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import type { NextConfig } from "next";
 
+const BACKEND_URL = process.env.BACKEND_URL || 'http://newspaper-backend.ai-agents.svc.cluster.local:8000';
+
 const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
   async rewrites() {
     return [
       {
         source: '/api/:path*',
-        destination: 'http://backend:8000/api/:path*',
+        destination: `${BACKEND_URL}/api/:path*`,
       },
     ];
   },
diff --git a/newspaper-extractor/frontend/src/app/dashboard/page.tsx b/newspaper-extractor/frontend/src/app/dashboard/page.tsx
index 53a42de..e33bfb7 100644
--- a/newspaper-extractor/frontend/src/app/dashboard/page.tsx
+++ b/newspaper-extractor/frontend/src/app/dashboard/page.tsx
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ export default function Dashboard() {
     fd.append("file", file);
     fd.append("newspaper", "The Hindu");
     fd.append("date", new Date().toISOString().slice(0,10));
-    const r = await fetch("http://localhost:8000/api/upload", {method:"POST", body:fd});
+    const r = await fetch("/api/upload", {method:"POST", body:fd});
     const j = await r.json();
     setTask(j.task_id);
     poll(j.task_id);
   }
 
   async function poll(id: string) {
-    const r = await fetch(`http://localhost:8000/api/status/${id}`);
+    const r = await fetch(`/api/status/${id}`);
     const j = await r.json();
     setStatus(j.state);
     if (j.state !== "SUCCESS" && j.state !== "FAILURE")
diff --git a/newspaper-extractor/frontend/src/components/ArticleCard.tsx b/newspaper-extractor/frontend/src/components/ArticleCard.tsx
index de5148e..beb883b 100644
--- a/newspaper-extractor/frontend/src/components/ArticleCard.tsx
+++ b/newspaper-extractor/frontend/src/components/ArticleCard.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function ArticleCard({ article }: ArticleCardProps) {
   // The path is internal to docker like /data/storage/cropped_XYZ.jpg
   // Assuming the backend mounts /data/storage at /api/images
   const imageUrl = article.image_path 
-    ? `http://localhost:8000/api/images/${article.image_path.split('/').pop()}` 
+    ? `/api/images/${article.image_path.split('/').pop()}` 
     : null;
 
   return (