diff --git a/lib/facts/backup-service.js b/lib/facts/backup-service.js
index 2fdda86fd..0137c4e07 100644
--- a/lib/facts/backup-service.js
+++ b/lib/facts/backup-service.js
@@ -1,45 +1,52 @@
 // @flow
 
+import { isDev } from '../utils/dev-utils.js';
+
 type BackupServiceEndpointPath =
   | '/backups'
   | '/backups/:backupID/user_keys'
   | '/backups/:backupID/user_data'
   | '/backups/latest/:username/backup_id'
   | '/backups/latest/:username/user_keys';
 
 export type BackupServiceHTTPEndpoint = {
   +path: BackupServiceEndpointPath,
   +method: 'GET' | 'POST',
 };
 
 const httpEndpoints = Object.freeze({
   // endpoints with auth
   UPLOAD_BACKUP: {
     path: '/backups',
     method: 'POST',
   },
   GET_USER_KEYS: {
     path: '/backups/:backupID/user_keys',
     method: 'GET',
   },
   GET_USER_DATA: {
     path: '/backups/:backupID/user_data',
     method: 'GET',
   },
   // endpoints without auth
   GET_LATEST_BACKUP_ID: {
     path: '/backups/latest/:username/backup_id',
     method: 'GET',
   },
   GET_LATEST_USER_KEYS: {
     path: '/backups/latest/:username/user_keys',
     method: 'GET',
   },
 });
 
-const config = {
-  url: 'http://localhost:50052',
+const config: {
+  url: string,
+  httpEndpoints: { +[endpoint: string]: BackupServiceHTTPEndpoint },
+} = {
+  url: isDev
+    ? 'https://backup.staging.commtechnologies.org'
+    : 'https://backup.commtechnologies.org',
   httpEndpoints,
 };
 
 export default config;