diff --git a/templates/compose/plunk.yaml b/templates/compose/plunk.yaml
index b1ad2c392..cc1616c42 100644
--- a/templates/compose/plunk.yaml
+++ b/templates/compose/plunk.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ services:
       - AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}
       - AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}
       - AWS_SES_CONFIGURATION_SET=${AWS_SES_CONFIGURATION_SET}
-      - NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URI=${API_URI}
+      - NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URI=${SERVICE_FQDN_PLUNK}/api
       - APP_URI=${SERVICE_FQDN_PLUNK}
       - API_URI=${SERVICE_FQDN_PLUNK}/api
       - DISABLE_SIGNUPS=False