diff --git a/ui/index.jsx b/ui/index.jsx
index 81138dd73..a77ff8562 100644
--- a/ui/index.jsx
+++ b/ui/index.jsx
@@ -65,12 +65,11 @@ if (process.env.SDK_API_URL) {
 }
 
 let sdkAPIHost = process.env.SDK_API_HOST || process.env.SDK_API_URL;
-// @if TARGET='web'
-sdkAPIHost = LBRY_WEB_PUBLISH_API || LBRY_WEB_API;
-// @endif
+sdkAPIHost = LBRY_WEB_API;
 
 export const SDK_API_PATH = `${sdkAPIHost}/api/v1`;
 const proxyURL = `${SDK_API_PATH}/proxy`;
+const publishURL = LBRY_WEB_PUBLISH_API; // || `${SDK_API_PATH}/proxy`;
 
 Lbry.setDaemonConnectionString(proxyURL);
 
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ Lbry.setOverride(
     new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       apiPublishCallViaWeb(
         apiCall,
-        proxyURL,
+        publishURL,
         Lbry.getApiRequestHeaders() && Object.keys(Lbry.getApiRequestHeaders()).includes(X_LBRY_AUTH_TOKEN)
           ? Lbry.getApiRequestHeaders()[X_LBRY_AUTH_TOKEN]
           : '',