diff --git a/client/src/apollo/client.ts b/client/src/apollo/client.ts
index c798687..386a4a9 100644
--- a/client/src/apollo/client.ts
+++ b/client/src/apollo/client.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { ApolloClient, HttpLink, InMemoryCache } from '@apollo/client';
 
-// GraphQL server address. Override with VITE_GRAPHQL_URL in .env (e.g. on the VM)
-const uri = import.meta.env.VITE_GRAPHQL_URL ?? '/project2/graphql';;
+// GraphQL server address. Override with VITE_GRAPHQL_URL in .env if needed.
+// Dev: the local backend. Production build: Apache forwards /project2/graphql to the backend on the VM.
+const uri =
+  import.meta.env.VITE_GRAPHQL_URL ??
+  (import.meta.env.DEV ? 'http://localhost:3001/graphql' : '/project2/graphql');
 
 export const client = new ApolloClient({
   link: new HttpLink({ uri }), // how requests reach the server