diff --git a/docker-compose.e2e.yml b/docker-compose.e2e.yml
index a3bcf39a3a..2f830ade91 100644
--- a/docker-compose.e2e.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.e2e.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ services:
   frontend:
     environment:
       - 'KITSPACE_PROCESSOR_ASSET_URL=http://processor-bucket.kitspace-minio.test:3000/${KITSPACE_PROCESSOR_ASSET_VERSION}'
+      # blank means it will use '/' i.e. the next.js server
+      - 'KITSPACE_FRONTEND_ASSET_URL='
     volumes:
       - /etc/hosts:/etc/hosts:ro