diff --git a/server/src/index.ts b/server/src/index.ts
index cabc20b3..47f47aac 100644
--- a/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/index.ts
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ export async function startServer(): Promise<StartedServer> {
     server,
     host: config.host,
     listenPort,
-    apiUrl: process.env.PAPERCLIP_API_URL ?? `http://${runtimeApiHost}:${listenPort}`,
+    apiUrl: process.env.PAPERCLIP_API_URL!,
     databaseUrl: activeDatabaseConnectionString,
   };
 }