diff --git a/backend/.env.example b/backend/.env.example
index 90332ce..eec048d 100644
--- a/backend/.env.example
+++ b/backend/.env.example
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=
 # Server Configuration
 PORT=3001
 API_URL=http://localhost:3001
-FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:3002
+FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:3019
 
 # Revalidation secret (shared with frontend for on-demand cache revalidation)
 # Must match the REVALIDATE_SECRET in frontend/.env
diff --git a/deploy/spanglish-backend.service b/deploy/spanglish-backend.service
index 5f44099..b69a4c3 100644
--- a/deploy/spanglish-backend.service
+++ b/deploy/spanglish-backend.service
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ Type=simple
 User=spanglish
 Group=spanglish
 WorkingDirectory=/home/spanglish/Spanglish/backend
+EnvironmentFile=/home/spanglish/Spanglish/backend/.env
 Environment=NODE_ENV=production
 Environment=PORT=3018
-EnvironmentFile=/home/spanglish/Spanglish/backend/.env
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/node dist/index.js
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=10