diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 98a9ea045..c612a4b7c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 TWITTER_CREATOR="@medusajs"
 TWITTER_SITE="https://medusajs.com/"
 SITE_NAME="Next.js Commerce by Medusa"
-NEXT_PUBLIC_MEDUSA_BACKEND_API="http://localhost:9000/store"
+NEXT_PUBLIC_MEDUSA_BACKEND_API="http://localhost:9000"
 NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_URL="http://localhost:3000"
 MEDUSA_API_KEY=""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/medusa/index.ts b/lib/medusa/index.ts
index 73bda0c54..f68e95017 100644
--- a/lib/medusa/index.ts
+++ b/lib/medusa/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   SelectedOption
 } from './types';
 
-const ENDPOINT = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_MEDUSA_BACKEND_API;
+const ENDPOINT = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_MEDUSA_BACKEND_API ?? 'http://localhost:9000';
 const MEDUSA_API_KEY = process.env.MEDUSA_API_KEY ?? '';
 const REVALIDATE_WINDOW = parseInt(process.env.REVALIDATE_WINDOW ?? `${60 * 15}`); // 15 minutes
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export default async function medusaRequest(
   }
 
   try {
-    const result = await fetch(`${ENDPOINT}${path}`, options);
+    const result = await fetch(`${ENDPOINT}/store${path}`, options);
 
     const body = await result.json();