diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/rebuild-prod.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/rebuild-prod.yaml
index 55eaf5b..0171e93 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/rebuild-prod.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/rebuild-prod.yaml
@@ -49,13 +49,24 @@ jobs:
           echo "STACK_ID=$STACK_ID" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "Got stack ID: $STACK_ID matched with Endpoint ID: $ENDPOINT_ID"
 
+      - name: Fetch Stack
+        run: |
+          # Get the stack details (including env vars)
+          STACK_DETAILS=$(curl -s -H "X-API-Key: $PORTAINER_TOKEN" "$PORTAINER_API_URL/stacks/$STACK_ID")
+          
+          # Extract environment variables from the stack
+          echo "$STACK_DETAILS" | jq -r '.Env' > stack_env.json
+          
+          echo "Existing stack environment variables:"
+          cat stack_env.json
+
       - name: Redeploy stack in Portainer
         run: |
           # Read stack file content
           STACK_FILE_CONTENT=$(echo "$(<prod-compose.yml )")
 
-          # Parse .env file into JSON array format for Portainer
-          ENV_VARS=$(cat .env | grep -v '^#' | grep -v '^$' | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n") | map(select(length > 0)) | map(split("=") | {name: .[0], value: (.[1:] | join("="))}) | map(select(.name != ""))')
+          # Read existing environment variables from the fetched stack
+          ENV_VARS=$(cat stack_env.json)
 
           # Prepare JSON payload with environment variables
           JSON_PAYLOAD=$(jq -n --arg stackFileContent "$STACK_FILE_CONTENT" --argjson pullImage true --argjson env "$ENV_VARS" \
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 5a81161..f6181fb 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ services:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
-      VITE_API_URL: http://backend:4000/api
+      VITE_API_URL: http://192.168.1.175:4000/api
     depends_on:
       - backend
     ports: