diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 5120afb..d3927b7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - SEARXNG_BASE_URL=${SEARXNG_BASE_URL:-http://localhost:8080/}
       - SEARXNG_SECRET_KEY=${SEARXNG_SECRET_KEY}
-      - UWSGI_WORKERS=5
+      - UWSGI_WORKERS=4
       - UWSGI_THREADS=4
     cap_add:
       - CHOWN
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - NODE_ENV=development
       - CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=true
-      - REACT_APP_BACKEND_URL=http://host.docker.internal:${BACKEND_PORT:-7777}
+      - REACT_APP_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:7777
     networks:
       - agentic-seek-net
 
diff --git a/frontend/agentic-seek-front/src/App.js b/frontend/agentic-seek-front/src/App.js
index 6222e11..7d00740 100644
--- a/frontend/agentic-seek-front/src/App.js
+++ b/frontend/agentic-seek-front/src/App.js
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ import { ThemeToggle } from "./components/ThemeToggle";
 import { ResizableLayout } from "./components/ResizableLayout";
 import faviconPng from "./logo.png";
 
-const BACKEND_URL = process.env.REACT_APP_BACKEND_URL || 'http://localhost:7777';
+const BACKEND_URL = process.env.REACT_APP_BACKEND_URL;
 console.log("Using backend URL:", BACKEND_URL);
 
-
 function App() {
   const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
   const [messages, setMessages] = useState([]);