diff --git a/backend/.env.example b/backend/.env.example
index 44f12674..deb0192a 100644
--- a/backend/.env.example
+++ b/backend/.env.example
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ POSTGRES_DATABASE=postgres
 BACKEND_HOST=localhost
 BACKEND_PORT=8082
 CONSUMER_PORT=8081
+
+PRODUCTION=false
+
+BACKEND_URL=https://backend-pixel.onrender.com/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/config/backend.go b/backend/config/backend.go
index 43d95bf4..63d22a6c 100644
--- a/backend/config/backend.go
+++ b/backend/config/backend.go
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ func LoadBackendConfig() (*BackendConfig, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid BACKEND_PORT: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	production, err := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("PRODUCTION"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid PRODUCTION mode: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	config := BackendConfig{
 		Host:         os.Getenv("BACKEND_HOST"),
 		Port:         backendPort,
@@ -79,7 +84,7 @@ func LoadBackendConfig() (*BackendConfig, error) {
 			AddFactionTemplateDevnet:    "../scripts/add_faction_template.sh",
 			RemoveFactionTemplateDevnet: "../scripts/remove_faction_template.sh",
 		},
-		Production: false,
+		Production: production,
 		WebSocket: WebSocketConfig{
 			ReadBufferSize:  1024,
 			WriteBufferSize: 1024,
diff --git a/backend/core/backend.go b/backend/core/backend.go
index 9b734fe4..5ab79d23 100644
--- a/backend/core/backend.go
+++ b/backend/core/backend.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package core
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func (b *Backend) Start(port int) {
 
 func (b *Backend) GetBackendUrl() string {
 	if b.BackendConfig.Production {
-		return "https://backend-pixel.onrender.com/"
+		return os.Getenv("BACKEND_URL")
 	} else {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%d", b.BackendConfig.Host, b.BackendConfig.Port)
 	}