diff --git a/frontend/datasafe-ui/src/env.js b/frontend/datasafe-ui/src/env.js
index 6d0d1f1c2..5526ce23a 100644
--- a/frontend/datasafe-ui/src/env.js
+++ b/frontend/datasafe-ui/src/env.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 (function (window) {
     window.__env = window.__env || {};
 
-    window.__env.apiUrl = '${API_URL}';
+    window.__env.apiUrl = 'http://localhost:8080';
     // ideally these are not necessary, but API is protected, so supplying it for docker-local deployment
-    window.__env.apiUsername = '${API_USERNAME}';
-    window.__env.apiPassword = '${API_PASSWORD}';
+    window.__env.apiUsername = 'username';
+    window.__env.apiPassword = 'password';
 
 }(this));
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