diff --git a/frontend/apps/artcraft-webapp/src/main.tsx b/frontend/apps/artcraft-webapp/src/main.tsx
index f5b9c0e19e..73e4aabbbd 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/artcraft-webapp/src/main.tsx
+++ b/frontend/apps/artcraft-webapp/src/main.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
     // (disabled — it overrides the origin above and points at localhost:12345,
     // which breaks dev unless a local backend is running. Re-enable only when
     // testing against a local storyteller-web.)
-    StorytellerApiHostStore.getInstance().setDevelopment();
+    // StorytellerApiHostStore.getInstance().setDevelopment();
   } catch (e) {
     console.warn("Failed to set dev API host override", e);
   }