diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b8b928..e325a72 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Install `npm`, `python 3.11`, and [`pipenv`](https://pipenv.pypa.io/en/latest/).
 
 Some things (e.g. logging) require a database connection to work correctly. To make this easier, there is a script to set one up locally via Docker. To get this working:
 
+* Install mysql on your local machine
 * [Install Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/)
 * Run the script: `./local_db.sh`
 
diff --git a/api/src/stampy_chat/get_blocks.py b/api/src/stampy_chat/get_blocks.py
index 94b1d5d..ad417b7 100644
--- a/api/src/stampy_chat/get_blocks.py
+++ b/api/src/stampy_chat/get_blocks.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def get_top_k_blocks(index, user_query: str, k: int) -> List[Block]:
 
         logger.info('Pinecone index not found, performing semantic search on chat.stampy.ai endpoint.')
         response = requests.post(
-            REMOTE_CHAT_INSTANCE,
+            REMOTE_CHAT_INSTANCE + "/semantic",
             json = {
                 "query": user_query,
                 "k": k