diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
index 744e50a..05e65e2 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ jobs:
           cache-dependency-path: modules/frontend/package-lock.json
 
       - name: Build frontend
-        env:
-          VITE_BACKEND_API_BASE_URL: ${{ vars.BACKEND_API_BASE_URL }}
+        # env:
+        #   VITE_BACKEND_API_BASE_URL: ${{ vars.BACKEND_API_BASE_URL }}
         run: |
-          echo "VITE_BACKEND_API_BASE_URL: $VITE_BACKEND_API_BASE_URL"
+          echo "VITE_BACKEND_API_BASE_URL=${{ vars.BACKEND_API_BASE_URL }}" > .env
           cd modules/frontend
           npm install
           npm run build