diff --git a/src/pathcomp/frontend/Config.py b/src/pathcomp/frontend/Config.py
index f17a9f5377b5abcbd9001d1d3773e26998cb3211..714eb7278074ac860caa76dc3ed8b4a40ae9f192 100644
--- a/src/pathcomp/frontend/Config.py
+++ b/src/pathcomp/frontend/Config.py
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ PATHCOMP_BACKEND_BASEURL = str(os.environ.get('PATHCOMP_BACKEND_BASEURL', DEFAUL
 # - first check env vars PATHCOMP_BACKEND_HOST & PATHCOMP_BACKEND_PORT
 # - if not set, check env vars PATHCOMPSERVICE_SERVICE_HOST & PATHCOMPSERVICE_SERVICE_PORT_HTTP
 # - if not set, use DEFAULT_PATHCOMP_BACKEND_HOST & DEFAULT_PATHCOMP_BACKEND_PORT
+
 backend_host = DEFAULT_PATHCOMP_BACKEND_HOST
-backend_host = os.environ.get('PATHCOMPSERVICE_SERVICE_HOST', backend_host)
+#backend_host = os.environ.get('PATHCOMPSERVICE_SERVICE_HOST', backend_host)
 PATHCOMP_BACKEND_HOST = str(os.environ.get('PATHCOMP_BACKEND_HOST', backend_host))
 
 backend_port = DEFAULT_PATHCOMP_BACKEND_PORT