diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eb0aecfa..f0749443 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "client-dev": "yarn workspace siaviewnode-client dev -p 3000",
     "server-dev": "yarn workspace siaviewnode-server dev",
-    "client-prod": "yarn workspace siaviewnode-client start -p 3000",
+    "client-prod": "yarn workspace siaviewnode-client build && yarn workspace siaviewnode-client start -p 3000",
     "server-prod": "yarn workspace siaviewnode-server build && yarn workspace siaviewnode-server start",
     "dev": "concurrently \"yarn client-dev\" \"yarn server-dev\"",
     "start": "concurrently \"yarn client-prod\" \"yarn server-prod\""
diff --git a/packages/siaviewnode-client/src/components/Dropzone.tsx b/packages/siaviewnode-client/src/components/Dropzone.tsx
index 00bec0d9..27765b9b 100644
--- a/packages/siaviewnode-client/src/components/Dropzone.tsx
+++ b/packages/siaviewnode-client/src/components/Dropzone.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import { useCallback } from "react"
 import { useDropzone } from "react-dropzone"
 import { Box, Flex, jsx } from "theme-ui"
 
-const API_ENDPOINT = "http://144.76.136.122/api"
+/**
+ * nginx is setup to automatically handle and rewrite the url path.
+ */
+const API_ENDPOINT = "/api"
 
 const pName = R.prop("name")