diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 64ee8e8..4cd315a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Adds a **Polaris** top-level sidebar section to Headlamp with the following view
 - **Namespace detail** -- per-namespace score, check counts, and a resource table showing pass/warning/danger per workload
 - **External link** -- quick jump to the native Polaris dashboard via the Kubernetes service proxy (from namespace detail view)
 
-Data is fetched from the Polaris dashboard API through the Kubernetes service proxy (`/api/v1/namespaces/polaris/services/polaris-dashboard:80/proxy/results.json`). The plugin is read-only -- it never writes to the cluster.
+Data is fetched from the Polaris dashboard API through the Kubernetes service proxy (`/api/v1/namespaces/polaris/services/polaris-dashboard/proxy/results.json`). The plugin is read-only -- it never writes to the cluster.
 
 Results are refreshed on a user-configurable interval (1 / 5 / 10 / 30 minutes, default 5). The setting is available in **Settings > Plugins > Polaris** and persists in the browser's localStorage.
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ vitest.config.mts                     -- Vitest configuration (jsdom environment
 The plugin fetches live audit results from the Polaris dashboard HTTP API via the Kubernetes service proxy:
 
 ```
-GET /api/v1/namespaces/polaris/services/polaris-dashboard:80/proxy/results.json
+GET /api/v1/namespaces/polaris/services/polaris-dashboard/proxy/results.json
 ```
 
 This endpoint is served by the `polaris-dashboard` ClusterIP service, which is created by the Polaris Helm chart when `dashboard.enabled: true`. The JSON response matches Polaris's `AuditData` schema (`pkg/validator/output.go`):
diff --git a/claude.md b/claude.md
index 333c417..f5ff6dd 100644
--- a/claude.md
+++ b/claude.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with co
 
 ## Project Overview
 
-Headlamp plugin that surfaces Fairwinds Polaris audit results inside the Headlamp UI. Queries the Polaris dashboard API via the Kubernetes service proxy (`/api/v1/namespaces/polaris/services/polaris-dashboard:80/proxy/results.json`). Target Headlamp ≥ v0.26.
+Headlamp plugin that surfaces Fairwinds Polaris audit results inside the Headlamp UI. Queries the Polaris dashboard API via the Kubernetes service proxy (`/api/v1/namespaces/polaris/services/polaris-dashboard/proxy/results.json`). Target Headlamp ≥ v0.26.
 
 ## Build & Development Commands
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Top-level sidebar section at `/polaris` with sub-routes for namespaces list (`/p
 
 ## Security / RBAC Requirements
 
-The plugin reaches Polaris through the Kubernetes API server's service proxy sub-resource (`/api/v1/namespaces/polaris/services/polaris-dashboard:80/proxy/...`). The Headlamp service account (or the user's bearer token when Headlamp runs in token-auth mode) must be granted:
+The plugin reaches Polaris through the Kubernetes API server's service proxy sub-resource (`/api/v1/namespaces/polaris/services/polaris-dashboard/proxy/...`). The Headlamp service account (or the user's bearer token when Headlamp runs in token-auth mode) must be granted:
 
 | Verb | API Group | Resource | Resource Name | Namespace |
 |------|-----------|----------|---------------|-----------|
diff --git a/src/api/polaris.ts b/src/api/polaris.ts
index 3f65fd7..92deee4 100644
--- a/src/api/polaris.ts
+++ b/src/api/polaris.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export function setRefreshInterval(seconds: number): void {
 // --- Polaris dashboard proxy URL ---
 
 export const POLARIS_DASHBOARD_PROXY =
-  '/api/v1/namespaces/polaris/services/polaris-dashboard:80/proxy/';
+  '/api/v1/namespaces/polaris/services/polaris-dashboard/proxy/';
 
 // --- Score computation ---
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export function computeScore(counts: ResultCounts): number {
 // --- Data fetching hook ---
 
 const POLARIS_API_PATH =
-  '/api/v1/namespaces/polaris/services/polaris-dashboard:80/proxy/results.json';
+  '/api/v1/namespaces/polaris/services/polaris-dashboard/proxy/results.json';
 
 interface PolarisDataState {
   data: AuditData | null;