diff --git a/.env b/.env
index b9d3e692e..5d1c55132 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ ARCHIVAL_GIT_REPOSITORY_PATH=archives
 ARCHIVAL_GIT_USER_NAME=FilterLists Archival
 ARCHIVAL_GIT_USER_EMAIL=noreply@filterlists.com
 
+DIRECTORY_HOST=directory-api
 DIRECTORY_APPLICATION_INSIGHTS_INSTRUMENTATION_KEY=
 DIRECTORY_CONNECTION_STRING=Server=directory-db;Database=filterlists;User Id=filterlists;Password=filterlists;
 DIRECTORY_DB_USER=filterlists
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 70f06aafa..fc1cf0d66 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ services:
       ApplicationInsights__ServerTelemetryChannelStoragePath: ${APPLICATION_INSIGHTS_SERVER_TELEMETRY_CHANNEL_STORAGE_PATH}
       ApplicationInsights__InstrumentationKey: ${ARCHIVAL_APPLICATION_INSIGHTS_INSTRUMENTATION_KEY}
       ConnectionStrings__SchedulingConnection: ${ARCHIVAL_REDIS_CONNECTION_STRING}
+      Api__DirectoryHost: ${DIRECTORY_HOST}
       Git__RepositoryPath: ${ARCHIVAL_GIT_REPOSITORY_PATH}
       Git__UserName: ${ARCHIVAL_GIT_USER_NAME}
       Git__UserEmail: ${ARCHIVAL_GIT_USER_EMAIL}
@@ -44,8 +45,10 @@ services:
     image: ghcr.io/collinbarrett/filterlists-directory-api
     restart: always
     networks:
-      - reverse-proxy
-      - directory
+      reverse-proxy:
+        aliases:
+          - ${DIRECTORY_HOST}
+      directory:
     depends_on:
       - directory-db
     volumes:
diff --git a/services/Archival/FilterLists.Archival.Infrastructure/ConfigurationExtensions.cs b/services/Archival/FilterLists.Archival.Infrastructure/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
index 0a5b68492..a20ec9d45 100644
--- a/services/Archival/FilterLists.Archival.Infrastructure/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
+++ b/services/Archival/FilterLists.Archival.Infrastructure/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public static void AddInfrastructureServices(this IServiceCollection services, I
 
             services.AddSharedKernelLogging(configuration);
             services.AddSchedulingServices(configuration);
-            services.AddApiClients();
+            services.AddApiClients(configuration);
             services.AddPersistenceServices(configuration);
         }
 
diff --git a/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/ConfigurationExtensions.cs b/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
index 18c85e4bb..2fca604fa 100644
--- a/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
+++ b/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using System;
+using FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients.Options;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Refit;
 
@@ -6,11 +8,15 @@ namespace FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients
 {
     public static class ConfigurationExtensions
     {
-        public static void AddApiClients(this IServiceCollection services)
+        public static void AddApiClients(this IServiceCollection services, IConfiguration configuration)
         {
             // TODO: use SystemTextJsonContentSerializer() once less feature-limited
             services.AddRefitClient<IDirectoryApi>()
-                .ConfigureHttpClient(c => c.BaseAddress = new Uri("http://directory-api"));
+                .ConfigureHttpClient(c =>
+                {
+                    var host = configuration.GetSection(ApiOptions.Key).Get<ApiOptions>().DirectoryHost;
+                    c.BaseAddress = new UriBuilder("http", host).Uri;
+                });
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/Options/ApiOptions.cs b/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/Options/ApiOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2457c8ba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/Options/ApiOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+namespace FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients.Options
+{
+    internal class ApiOptions
+    {
+        public const string Key = "Api";
+
+        public string DirectoryHost { get; set; } = null!;
+    }
+}