diff --git a/apps/webapp/next.config.ts b/apps/webapp/next.config.ts
index 6676648..740aeb0 100644
--- a/apps/webapp/next.config.ts
+++ b/apps/webapp/next.config.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import path from "node:path";
 const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
   outputFileTracingRoot: path.join(process.cwd(), "../.."),
   async rewrites() {
-    const backend = process.env.API_BASE_URL ?? "https://api.cv.alves.world";
+    const backend = process.env.API_BASE_URL ?? "http://localhost:9812";
     return [{ source: "/api/:path*", destination: `${backend}/api/:path*` }];
   },
 };
diff --git a/apps/webapp/src/app/dashboard/page.tsx b/apps/webapp/src/app/dashboard/page.tsx
index a0ce5bf..892b7e8 100644
--- a/apps/webapp/src/app/dashboard/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/webapp/src/app/dashboard/page.tsx
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ export default function Dashboard() {
                 setDocs(d);
                 if (d.length) { setSelectedDocId(d[0].id); setSelectedVersionId(d[0].root_version_id ?? null); }
             })
-            .catch(e => setError(e.message))
+            .catch(() => setError('Failed to load documents. Make sure the backend is running.'))
             .finally(() => setLoading(false));
     }, []);