diff --git a/src/utils/searchEvents.js b/src/utils/searchEvents.js
index db4a67f..a9974d0 100644
--- a/src/utils/searchEvents.js
+++ b/src/utils/searchEvents.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ export default async function searchEvents(query) {
     try {
         const encodedQuery = encodeURIComponent(query);
         const response = await fetch(
-            `http://localhost:80/api/events/search?query=${encodedQuery}`,
+            `http://${import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL}/api/events/search?query=${encodedQuery}`,
             {
                 method: 'GET',
                 credentials: 'include',