diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index 1013da281..2389d38b5 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class Server {
       .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'init-data', routes.getInitData)
       .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'donations', async (req, res) => {
         try {
-          const response = await axios.get('http://localhost:9000/api/v1/donations', { responseType: 'stream', timeout: 10000 });
+          const response = await axios.get('https://mempool.space/api/v1/donations', { responseType: 'stream', timeout: 10000 });
           response.data.pipe(res);
         } catch (e) {
           res.status(500).end();
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class Server {
       })
       .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'donations/images/:id', async (req, res) => {
         try {
-          const response = await axios.get('http://localhost:9000/api/v1/donations/images/' + req.params.id, {
+          const response = await axios.get('https://mempool.space/api/v1/donations/images/' + req.params.id, {
             responseType: 'stream', timeout: 10000
           });
           response.data.pipe(res);