diff --git a/frontend/src/socket.js b/frontend/src/socket.js
index 3be116b..1aa3e89 100644
--- a/frontend/src/socket.js
+++ b/frontend/src/socket.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 import { io } from "socket.io-client";
+const SOCKET_URL = import.meta.env.SOCKET_BACKEND_URL;
 
-
-export const socket = io("http://localhost:3001")
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+export const socket = io(SOCKET_URL)