diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index 2e67e1a..e76bc0c 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 FROM node:22-alpine AS build
 WORKDIR /app
 
+ARG VITE_API_URL=/api
+ENV VITE_API_URL=$VITE_API_URL
+
 COPY frontend/package*.json ./
 RUN npm ci