diff --git a/src/js/axios-instance.js b/src/js/axios-instance.js
index 8e4faeb99..c1edace1e 100644
--- a/src/js/axios-instance.js
+++ b/src/js/axios-instance.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import axios from "axios";
 
+let apiPath = "";
+
 let baseURL;
 if (window.location.hostname === "localhost") {
-  baseURL = "http://localhost:5005";
+  baseURL = "http://localhost:5005" + apiPath;
 } else {
-  baseURL = "https://api.monkeytype.com";
+  baseURL = "https://api.monkeytype.com" + apiPath;
 }
 
 const axiosInstance = axios.create({