diff --git a/app/page.tsx b/app/page.tsx
index aa93745..5b6ca3a 100644
--- a/app/page.tsx
+++ b/app/page.tsx
@@ -168,11 +168,10 @@ export default function Home() {
         }))
       )
       
-      // Make a direct request to the backend API instead of using the crawlPages function
-      const backendUrl = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL || process.env.BACKEND_URL || 'http://localhost:24125'
-      console.log('Making direct request to backend:', `${backendUrl}/api/crawl`)
+      // Use the Next.js API route instead of direct backend request
+      console.log('Making request to Next.js API route: /api/crawl')
       
-      const response = await fetch(`${backendUrl}/api/crawl`, {
+      const response = await fetch(`/api/crawl`, {
         method: 'POST',
         headers: {
           'Content-Type': 'application/json',