diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 1bd3ce0..164e9ef 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ import axios from 'axios'
 
 import { About, Tasks, Profile, Projects, Project, Navbar } from './components'
 
+const api = process.env.REACT_APP_API || 'http://localhost:1337'
+//console.log(process.env)
+console.log('Using api at ' + api)
+
 const defaultState = {
   user: { name: 'Scott' },
   loading: true,
@@ -32,13 +36,13 @@ class App extends React.Component {
 
   async fetchTasks() {
     console.log('Fetching tasks...')
-    const { data } = await axios.get('/api/tasks')
+    const { data } = await axios.get(api + '/api/tasks')
     await this.setState({ tasks: data })
   }
 
   async fetchProjects() {
     console.log('Fetching projects...')
-    const { data } = await axios.get('/api/projects')
+    const { data } = await axios.get(api + '/api/projects')
     await this.setState({ projects: data })
   }
 
diff --git a/src/setupProxy.js b/src/setupProxy.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ef8955..0000000
--- a/src/setupProxy.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-const proxy = require('http-proxy-middleware')
-
-module.exports = function(app) {
-  app.use(proxy('/api', { target: 'http://localhost:1337/' }))
-}