diff --git a/internal_frontend/.gitlab-ci.yml b/internal_frontend/.gitlab-ci.yml
index af8e29f..94d311e 100644
--- a/internal_frontend/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/internal_frontend/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ build_internal_frontend:
         echo "KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_SECRET=$KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_SECRET_TEST" >> .env
       fi
       echo "KEYCLOAK_ISSUER=$KEYCLOAK_ISSUER" >> .env
+      echo "INTERNAL_BACKEND_URL=$INTERNAL_BACKEND_URL" >> .env
       echo "Contents of .env file:"
       cat .env
       npm install