diff --git a/apps/client-standalone/src/lightweight/browser_routes.ts b/apps/client-standalone/src/lightweight/browser_routes.ts
index aa51db134a..8fdebf10a7 100644
--- a/apps/client-standalone/src/lightweight/browser_routes.ts
+++ b/apps/client-standalone/src/lightweight/browser_routes.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ function bootstrapRoute(): BootstrapDefinition {
 
     if (!sql_init.isDbInitialized()) {
         return {
-            dbInitialized: false
+            dbInitialized: false,
+            baseApiUrl: "../api/"
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/commons/src/lib/server_api.ts b/packages/commons/src/lib/server_api.ts
index 0eba86b0ad..ada2fdf711 100644
--- a/packages/commons/src/lib/server_api.ts
+++ b/packages/commons/src/lib/server_api.ts
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ export type BootstrapDefinition = {
     TRILIUM_SAFE_MODE: boolean;
 } | {
     dbInitialized: false;
+    baseApiUrl: string;
 }
 
 /**