diff --git a/src/components/ProjectSetupModal.tsx b/src/components/ProjectSetupModal.tsx
index b9a42b99..e7a91dc6 100644
--- a/src/components/ProjectSetupModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProjectSetupModal.tsx
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ export function ProjectSetupModal({
                 </div>
                 <span className="text-xs text-neutral-400">Uses current user gateway key</span>
               </div>
-              <div className="mt-3 flex items-center gap-2">
+              {/* <div className="mt-3 flex items-center gap-2">
                 <label className="text-xs text-neutral-400 w-16">{t("project.baseUrl")}</label>
                 <input
                   type="text"
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ export function ProjectSetupModal({
                   placeholder="https://llmapitest.popi.art/v1"
                   className="flex-1 px-2 py-1 bg-neutral-800 border border-neutral-600 rounded-lg text-neutral-100 text-xs focus:outline-none focus:border-neutral-500"
                 />
-              </div>
+              </div> */}
             </div>
 
             {showLegacyProviders && (
diff --git a/src/store/utils/localStorage.ts b/src/store/utils/localStorage.ts
index 9cdb1084..c656c82c 100644
--- a/src/store/utils/localStorage.ts
+++ b/src/store/utils/localStorage.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const CANVAS_NAVIGATION_KEY = "node-banana-canvas-navigation";
 export const LAST_PROJECT_BASE_DIR_KEY = "node-banana-last-project-dir";
 export const WORKFLOWS_DIRECTORY_KEY = "node-banana-workflows-directory";
 export const FTUX_COMPLETED_KEY = "node-banana-ftux-completed";
-export const DEFAULT_NEWAPIWG_BASE_URL = "https://llmapitest.popi.art/v1";
+export const DEFAULT_NEWAPIWG_BASE_URL = process.env.NEWAPIWG_BASE_URL || "";
 const LEGACY_NEWAPIWG_BASE_URL = "http://101.42.99.35:18080/v1";
 
 // Maximum recent models to store (show 4 in UI, keep 8 for persistence)