diff --git a/blueprints/rote/template.toml b/blueprints/rote/template.toml
index f1957c00..90dcc8ad 100644
--- a/blueprints/rote/template.toml
+++ b/blueprints/rote/template.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ host = "${backend_domain}"
 [config.env]
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD = "${postgres_password}"
 IMAGE_TAG = "${image_tag}"
-VITE_API_BASE = "https://${backend_domain}"
+VITE_API_BASE = "http://${backend_domain}"
 
 [[config.mounts]]