diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useSuggestions.js b/frontend/src/hooks/useSuggestions.js
index b631a32..92f6250 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useSuggestions.js
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useSuggestions.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
 
-const API_BASE = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || 'http://localhost:8000/api'
+const API_BASE = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || '/api'
 
 export function useSuggestions() {
   const [suggestions, setSuggestions] = useState({ authors: [], books: [], chapters: [], reviewers: [] })