diff --git a/backend/.env.example b/backend/.env.example
index 4da92c7..9a90760 100644
--- a/backend/.env.example
+++ b/backend/.env.example
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ CLIENT_SECRET=[client secret]
 API_KEY=[api-key id]:[api-key] # pre-shared token
 SECRET=some_random_long_string
 
+FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:3001 # URL to the frontend used for proxying
+
 REDIS_HOST=localhost
 REDIS_PORT=6379
 REDIS_PASS=""
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/index.ts b/backend/src/routes/index.ts
index 1c579c3..9e9df2c 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/index.ts
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@ const setupGraphql = (app: express.Application, tools: Tools) => {
 
 export const setupRoutes = (app: express.Application, tools: Tools) => {
   setupGraphql(app, tools);
-  app.use("/", proxy("http://localhost:3001"));
+  const frontend_url = process.env.FRONTEND_URL || "http://localhost:3001";
+  app.use("/", proxy(frontend_url));
 };