diff --git a/api/households.py b/api/households.py
index 14b74cf..005cc26 100644
--- a/api/households.py
+++ b/api/households.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ async def create_invitation(
             """,
             (household["id"], body.email, user.id, token, expires_at, "pending"),
         )
-        base = settings.frontend_dev_url or "http://localhost:8080/"
+        base = settings.frontend_dev_url
         # Ensure base ends with a slash for urljoin
         if not base.endswith("/"):
             base = base + "/"
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index d0d342f..2f598ec 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Settings:
     prod: bool = os.environ.get("DOOF_PROD", "false").lower() in {"1", "true", "yes"}
 
     # Frontend dev server for reverse proxy in non-prod
-    frontend_dev_url: str = os.environ.get("FRONTEND_DEV_URL", "http://localhost:8080/")
+    frontend_dev_url: str = os.environ.get("FRONTEND_DEV_URL", "http://localhost:8000/")
 
     # JWT settings
     jwt_issuer: str = os.environ.get("DOOF_JWT_ISSUER", "doof-backend")