diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 00dca2ff5..44049558b 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const config = {
   WEBPACK_ELECTRON_PORT: process.env.WEBPACK_ELECTRON_PORT,
   WEB_SERVER_PORT: process.env.WEB_SERVER_PORT,
   LBRY_WEB_API: process.env.LBRY_WEB_API, //api.lbry.tv',
+  LBRY_API_URL: process.env.LBRY_API_URL, //api.lbry.com',
   LBRY_WEB_STREAMING_API: process.env.LBRY_WEB_STREAMING_API, //cdn.lbryplayer.xyz',
   LBRY_WEB_BUFFER_API: process.env.LBRY_WEB_BUFFER_API,
   WELCOME_VERSION: process.env.WELCOME_VERSION,
diff --git a/ui/index.jsx b/ui/index.jsx
index 460dedaa8..b85827b7f 100644
--- a/ui/index.jsx
+++ b/ui/index.jsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import {
   doAuthTokenRefresh,
 } from 'util/saved-passwords';
 import { X_LBRY_AUTH_TOKEN } from 'constants/token';
-import { LBRY_WEB_API, DEFAULT_LANGUAGE } from 'config';
+import { LBRY_WEB_API, DEFAULT_LANGUAGE, LBRY_API_URL } from 'config';
 
 // Import our app styles
 // If a style is not necessary for the initial page load, it should be removed from `all.scss`
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ const { autoUpdater } = remote.require('electron-updater');
 autoUpdater.logger = remote.require('electron-log');
 // @endif
 
-if (process.env.LBRY_API_URL) {
-  Lbryio.setLocalApi(process.env.LBRY_API_URL);
+if (LBRY_API_URL) {
+  Lbryio.setLocalApi(LBRY_API_URL);
 }
 
 if (process.env.SEARCH_API_URL) {