diff --git a/PROJECTS/beginner/canary-token-generator/dev.compose.yml b/PROJECTS/beginner/canary-token-generator/dev.compose.yml
index b3aa6c40..a4054b44 100644
--- a/PROJECTS/beginner/canary-token-generator/dev.compose.yml
+++ b/PROJECTS/beginner/canary-token-generator/dev.compose.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ services:
     image: nginx:1.27-alpine
     container_name: ${APP_NAME:-canary-token-generator}-nginx-dev
     ports:
-      - "${NGINX_HOST_PORT:-58495}:80"
+      - "${NGINX_HOST_PORT:-22784}:80"
     volumes:
       - ./infra/nginx/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro
       - ./infra/nginx/dev.nginx:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf:ro
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ services:
       - frontend_modules:/app/node_modules
     environment:
       - VITE_API_URL=${VITE_API_URL:-/api}
+      - VITE_API_TARGET=${VITE_API_TARGET:-http://canary:8080}
       - VITE_APP_TITLE=${VITE_APP_TITLE:-Canary Token Generator}
       - VITE_TURNSTILE_SITE_KEY=${VITE_TURNSTILE_SITE_KEY:-}
     networks:
diff --git a/PROJECTS/beginner/canary-token-generator/frontend/vite.config.ts b/PROJECTS/beginner/canary-token-generator/frontend/vite.config.ts
index a4ad5b31..02260068 100644
--- a/PROJECTS/beginner/canary-token-generator/frontend/vite.config.ts
+++ b/PROJECTS/beginner/canary-token-generator/frontend/vite.config.ts
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
       host: '0.0.0.0',
       proxy: {
         '/api': {
-          target: env.VITE_API_TARGET || 'http://localhost:8000',
+          target: env.VITE_API_TARGET || 'http://localhost:8080',
           changeOrigin: true,
-          rewrite: (p) => p.replace(/^\/api/, ''),
         },
       },
     },