diff --git a/frontend/src/app/lightning/lightning-api.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/lightning/lightning-api.service.ts
index 736c12c13..200a24c58 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/lightning/lightning-api.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/lightning/lightning-api.service.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class LightningApiService {
     }
     this.apiBasePath = ''; // assume mainnet by default
     this.stateService.networkChanged$.subscribe((network) => {
-      this.apiBasePath = network ? '/' + network : '';
+      this.apiBasePath = network && network !== this.stateService.env.DEFAULT_NETWORK ? '/' + network : '';
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/services/electrs-api.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/services/electrs-api.service.ts
index 57dcbb762..974efea52 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/services/electrs-api.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/services/electrs-api.service.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class ElectrsApiService {
     }
     this.apiBasePath = ''; // assume mainnet by default
     this.stateService.networkChanged$.subscribe((network) => {
-      this.apiBasePath = network ? '/' + network : '';
+      this.apiBasePath = network && network !== this.stateService.env.DEFAULT_NETWORK ? '/' + network : '';
     });
   }