diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 6b31f4b..367024f 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-API_URL="backend url"
 NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL="backend url"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/next.config.js b/next.config.js
index b4b4a8c..91658f9 100644
--- a/next.config.js
+++ b/next.config.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const nextConfig = {
 		return [
 			{
 				source: '/api/:path*',
-				destination: `${process.env.API_URL}/api/:path*`,
+				destination: `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}/api/:path*`,
 			},
 		];
 	},