diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index 32b494c6..6602208d 100755
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Build environment
 FROM node:21 as builder
 
+ENV NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=4096"
+
 RUN mkdir /usr/src/app
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 ENV PATH /usr/src/app/node_modules/.bin:$PATH
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ COPY ./confd/templates/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
 #COPY ./entrypoint.sh /
 #ENTRYPOINT [ "/entrypoint.sh" ]
 
-
+RUN export BACKEND_HOSTNAME=shuffle-backend
 CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]
 
 EXPOSE 80
diff --git a/frontend/confd/templates/nginx.conf b/frontend/confd/templates/nginx.conf
index 3bb02c27..a119d69d 100755
--- a/frontend/confd/templates/nginx.conf
+++ b/frontend/confd/templates/nginx.conf
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ http {
 		}
 
 		location ~ /api/v(1|2) {
-			proxy_pass http://{{ getenv "BACKEND_HOSTNAME" "shuffle-backend" }}:5001;
+			#proxy_pass http://{{ getenv "BACKEND_HOSTNAME" "shuffle-backend" }}:5001;
+			proxy_pass http://$BACKEND_HOSTNAME:5001;
 			proxy_buffering off;
 			proxy_http_version 1.1;
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ http {
 
 		# Get the hostname from environment here?
 		location ~ /api/v(1|2) {
-			proxy_pass http://{{ getenv "BACKEND_HOSTNAME" "shuffle-backend" }}:5001;
+			proxy_pass http://$BACKEND_HOSTNAME:5001;
 			proxy_buffering off;
 			proxy_http_version 1.1;