diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 14842b2..cff35c7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ services:
       JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET:-sparc-secret-key-change-in-production}
       CORS_ORIGINS: ${CORS_ORIGINS:-}
       APP_ENV: ${APP_ENV:-development}
-      ROOT_PATH: /api
+      ROOT_PATH: ""
     ports:
       - "8000:8000"
     depends_on:
diff --git a/frontend/nginx.conf.template b/frontend/nginx.conf.template
index c24b137..b36c4df 100644
--- a/frontend/nginx.conf.template
+++ b/frontend/nginx.conf.template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ server {
 
     # Proxy API requests to backend
     location /api/ {
-        proxy_pass ${API_URL}/;
+        proxy_pass ${API_URL};
         proxy_http_version 1.1;
         proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
         proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';