diff --git a/packages/rss-handler/src/index.ts b/packages/rss-handler/src/index.ts
index 1c06b413b..03d53e85f 100644
--- a/packages/rss-handler/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/rss-handler/src/index.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@ import * as dotenv from 'dotenv' // see https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#how-d
 import * as jwt from 'jsonwebtoken'
 import Parser, { Item } from 'rss-parser'
 import { promisify } from 'util'
-import {
-  CONTENT_FETCH_URL,
-  createCloudTask,
-  FOLLOWING_HANDLER_URL,
-} from './task'
+import { CONTENT_FETCH_URL, createCloudTask } from './task'
 
 interface RssFeedRequest {
   subscriptionIds: string[]
@@ -189,8 +185,15 @@ const createFollowingTask = async (
 
   try {
     console.log('Creating task', input.url)
+    const apiEndpoint = process.env.REST_BACKEND_ENDPOINT
+    const token = process.env.PUBSUB_VERIFICATION_TOKEN
+    if (!apiEndpoint || !token) {
+      throw 'Environment not configured correctly'
+    }
+
     // save page
-    const task = await createCloudTask(FOLLOWING_HANDLER_URL, input)
+    const taskHandlerUrl = `${apiEndpoint}/svc/following/save?token=${token}`
+    const task = await createCloudTask(taskHandlerUrl, input)
     console.log('Created task', task)
 
     return !!task
diff --git a/packages/rss-handler/src/task.ts b/packages/rss-handler/src/task.ts
index 9fe02fca7..8a89fbd43 100644
--- a/packages/rss-handler/src/task.ts
+++ b/packages/rss-handler/src/task.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { CloudTasksClient, protos } from '@google-cloud/tasks'
 const cloudTask = new CloudTasksClient()
 
 export const CONTENT_FETCH_URL = process.env.CONTENT_FETCH_GCF_URL
-export const FOLLOWING_HANDLER_URL = process.env.FOLLOWING_HANDLER_URL
 
 export const createCloudTask = async (
   taskHandlerUrl: string | undefined,