diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks.server.ts b/frontend/src/hooks.server.ts
index 716b7fbd..6271507e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks.server.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks.server.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ const userGroup: Handle = async ({ event, resolve }) => {
 
     if (auth) {
         try {
-            const response = await fetch('http://localhost:8080/api/users/me', {
+            const apiUrl = env.API_INTERNAL_URL || 'http://localhost:8080';
+            const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/api/users/me`, {
                         headers: { Authorization: auth }
 
             });