diff --git a/backend/.env b/backend/.env
index 3d067fd..75929d2 100644
--- a/backend/.env
+++ b/backend/.env
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PORT=8080
 NODE_ENV=development
-API_PREFIX=
+API_PREFIX=/api
 CORS_ORIGIN=*
 LOG_LEVEL=debug
 PROJECT_ID=6a1d3e08d7c7b2a82853a3dd
diff --git a/backend/.env.example b/backend/.env.example
index 51409de..b3ba6a9 100644
--- a/backend/.env.example
+++ b/backend/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PORT=8080
 NODE_ENV=development
-API_PREFIX=
+API_PREFIX=/api
 CORS_ORIGIN=*
 LOG_LEVEL=debug
 PROJECT_ID=template-project