diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 3692d4b..43c78bb 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ RUN npm install
 
 COPY . .
 
-ARG VUE_APP_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5000
+ARG VUE_APP_API_URL=https://dev-api.rideaware.org
 ENV VUE_APP_API_URL=$VUE_APP_API_URL
 
 RUN npm run build
diff --git a/scripts/build-frontend.sh b/scripts/build-frontend.sh
index f3f5b71..3552f3b 100755
--- a/scripts/build-frontend.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-frontend.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ IMAGE_TAG="latest"
 NO_CACHE=false
 RUN_CONTAINER=false
 CONTAINER_NAME="rideaware-frontend"
-API_URL="http://127.0.0.1:5000"
+API_URL="https://dev-api.rideaware.org"
 
 # Help function
 show_help() {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ OPTIONS:
   -n, --name NAME         Image name (default: rideaware-frontend)
   -r, --run               Run container after build
   -c, --container NAME    Container name (default: rideaware-frontend)
-  -a, --api-url URL       Backend API URL (default: http://127.0.0.1:5000)
+  -a, --api-url URL       Backend API URL (default: https://dev-api.rideaware.org)
   --no-cache              Build without cache
   -h, --help              Show this help message
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ echo -e "${YELLOW}API URL: $API_URL${NC}"
 echo ""
 
 if ! podman build $BUILD_ARGS -f docker/Dockerfile -t "$FULL_IMAGE" \
-	--build-arg VUE_API_URL="$API_URL" .; then
+	--build-arg VUE_APP_API_URL="$API_URL" .; then
 	echo -e "${RED}✗ Build failed${NC}"
 	exit 1
 fi
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ if [ "$RUN_CONTAINER" = true ]; then
 	if podman run -d \
 		--name "$CONTAINER_NAME" \
 		-p 3000:3000 \
-		-e VUE_API_URL="$API_URL" \
 		"$FULL_IMAGE"; then
 		echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Container started: $CONTAINER_NAME${NC}"
 		sleep 2
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ if [ "$RUN_CONTAINER" = true ]; then
 	fi
 else
 	echo -e "${YELLOW}To run the container:${NC}"
-	echo "  podman run -d --name $CONTAINER_NAME -p 3000:3000 -e VUE_API_URL='$API_URL' $FULL_IMAGE"
+	echo "  podman run -d --name $CONTAINER_NAME -p 3000:3000 $FULL_IMAGE"
 	echo ""
 	echo -e "${YELLOW}Or use this script with --run:${NC}"
 	echo "  $0 -t $IMAGE_TAG --run -a '$API_URL'"