diff --git a/apps/web/next.config.ts b/apps/web/next.config.ts
index f463cc42..afc2b722 100644
--- a/apps/web/next.config.ts
+++ b/apps/web/next.config.ts
@@ -4,19 +4,20 @@ const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
   output: 'standalone',
   
   async rewrites() {
-    // In production, API calls go to same origin
-    // In dev, proxy to local backend
-    const apiBase = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL || ''
+    // INTERNAL_API_URL is the backend service URL (city-service)
+    // Used for proxying API requests from the frontend to the backend
+    const internalApiUrl = process.env.INTERNAL_API_URL || 'http://localhost:7001'
     
-    if (apiBase && apiBase !== '') {
-      return [
-        {
-          source: '/api/:path*',
-          destination: `${apiBase}/api/:path*`,
-        },
-      ]
-    }
-    return []
+    return [
+      {
+        source: '/api/v1/:path*',
+        destination: `${internalApiUrl}/api/v1/:path*`,
+      },
+      {
+        source: '/api/:path*',
+        destination: `${internalApiUrl}/api/:path*`,
+      },
+    ]
   },
 }