diff --git a/src/routes/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/+page.server.ts
index c1b8632..3e3f580 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/+page.server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export const load = async ({ fetch }) => {
-    const result = await fetch('https://starboardcoop-things-api.glitch.me/things');
+    const host = process.env.API_HOST ?? 'http://localhost:8088';
+    const result = await fetch(`${host}/things`);
     const data = await result.json();
     data.things = data.things.filter(thing => thing.categories);