diff --git a/backend/src/main.ts b/backend/src/main.ts
index 59c2daf..0c460bf 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.ts
+++ b/backend/src/main.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ async function bootstrap() {
   const app = await NestFactory.create(AppModule);
 
   // Global prefix for all routes
-  app.setGlobalPrefix('api/v1');
+  // In production (App Platform), the ingress routes /api to this service
+  // So we only need /v1 prefix here
+  // In development, we need the full /api/v1 prefix
+  const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
+  app.setGlobalPrefix(isProduction ? 'v1' : 'api/v1');
 
   // Enable CORS
   app.enableCors({