diff --git a/layouts/default.vue b/layouts/default.vue
index 47a16d5a7..a5e903e3d 100644
--- a/layouts/default.vue
+++ b/layouts/default.vue
@@ -391,7 +391,9 @@ export default {
   },
   computed: {
     authUrl() {
-      return `${this.$axios.defaults.baseURL}auth/init?url=${process.env.domain}${this.$route.path}`
+      return `${
+        process.env.BROWSER_BASE_URL || 'https://staging-api.modrinth.com/v2/'
+      }auth/init?url=${process.env.domain}${this.$route.path}`
     },
   },
   watch: {
diff --git a/nuxt.config.js b/nuxt.config.js
index 9fcbf7fc5..cb7444b9b 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/nuxt.config.js
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ export default {
     branch: process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF || 'master',
     hash: process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_SHA || 'unknown',
     domain: getDomain(),
+    authURLBase:
+      process.env.BROWSER_BASE_URL || 'https://staging-api.modrinth.com/v2/',
   },
   publicRuntimeConfig: {
     axios: {