diff --git a/frontend/src/constants/env.ts b/frontend/src/constants/env.ts
index adeb98b4a0..cf75739eff 100644
--- a/frontend/src/constants/env.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/constants/env.ts
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ export const ENVIRONMENT = {
 		process?.env?.FRONTEND_API_ENDPOINT ||
 		process?.env?.GITPOD_WORKSPACE_URL?.replace('://', '://8080-') ||
 		'',
-	wsURL: process?.env?.WEBSOCKET_API_ENDPOINT || 'ws://localhost:8080/',
+	wsURL: process?.env?.WEBSOCKET_API_ENDPOINT || '',
 };