diff --git a/testUtils/api.ts b/testUtils/api.ts
index 583f2a6de..58badce16 100644
--- a/testUtils/api.ts
+++ b/testUtils/api.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function setupApi() {
   const link = new BatchHttpLink({
     // @ts-ignore
     fetch,
-    uri: "http://localhost:8000/graphql/"
+    uri: process.env.API_URI
   });
   const apolloClient = new ApolloClient({
     cache,