diff --git a/src/config.development.tsx b/src/config.development.tsx
index d9e4d4f..61b835e 100644
--- a/src/config.development.tsx
+++ b/src/config.development.tsx
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@
 
 import { Config } from "./config";
 
+const apiUrlBase =
+  process.env.REACT_APP_CUSTOM_API_URL || process.env.PUBLIC_URL;
+
 export default {
   developmentMode: true,
   fakeAPI: false,
-  apiPath: process.env.PUBLIC_URL + "/api"
+  apiPath: apiUrlBase + "/api"
 } as Config;