diff --git a/update_api_status.py b/update_api_status.py
index 18b2245b8..4c0b11e6f 100644
--- a/update_api_status.py
+++ b/update_api_status.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # Define the API endpoint
 # BASE_URL = "https://staging.api-python.boilerplate.hng.tech"
-BASE_URL = "http://127.0.0.1:7001"
+BASE_URL = "https://staging.api-python.boilerplate.hng.tech"
 API_ENDPOINT = f"{BASE_URL}/api/v1/api-status"