diff --git a/server/src/index.ts b/server/src/index.ts
index cabc20b3..955aaa16 100644
--- a/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/index.ts
@@ -553,9 +553,7 @@ export async function startServer(): Promise<StartedServer> {
       : runtimeListenHost;
   process.env.PAPERCLIP_LISTEN_HOST = runtimeListenHost;
   process.env.PAPERCLIP_LISTEN_PORT = String(listenPort);
-  if (!process.env.PAPERCLIP_API_URL) {
-    process.env.PAPERCLIP_API_URL = `http://${runtimeApiHost}:${listenPort}`;
-  }
+  process.env.PAPERCLIP_API_URL = `http://${runtimeApiHost}:${listenPort}`;
   
   setupLiveEventsWebSocketServer(server, db as any, {
     deploymentMode: config.deploymentMode,