diff --git a/marketplace/src/components/LocationPicker.tsx b/marketplace/src/components/LocationPicker.tsx
index fe47abc..f6913b6 100644
--- a/marketplace/src/components/LocationPicker.tsx
+++ b/marketplace/src/components/LocationPicker.tsx
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ export const LocationPicker = ({ initialLat, initialLng, onLocationSelect }: Loc
{(initialLat && initialLng) && }
diff --git a/marketplace/src/services/apiClient.ts b/marketplace/src/services/apiClient.ts
index 40ff7c3..0eb4920 100644
--- a/marketplace/src/services/apiClient.ts
+++ b/marketplace/src/services/apiClient.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
import axios from 'axios'
+// Use VITE_API_URL if set, fallback to /api for local development proxy
+const apiBaseUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || '/api'
+console.log('🔗 [apiClient] Using API base URL:', apiBaseUrl)
+
const instance = axios.create({
- baseURL: '/api',
+ baseURL: apiBaseUrl,
timeout: 8000
})