diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 1648e5a..4445c1d 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ services:
       - ../auth-compose/strafesnet_staging.env
     environment:
       - ROBLOX_GROUP_ID=17032139 # "None" is special case string value
-      - API_HOST_INTERNAL=http://submissions:8083
+      - API_HOST_INTERNAL=http://submissions:8083/v1
       - NATS_HOST=nats:4222
     depends_on:
       - nats
diff --git a/validation/src/main.rs b/validation/src/main.rs
index 0fbb7c1..5daeb8a 100644
--- a/validation/src/main.rs
+++ b/validation/src/main.rs
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ async fn main()->Result<(),StartupError>{
 	let cookie_context=rbx_asset::cookie::CookieContext::new(rbx_asset::cookie::Cookie::new(cookie));
 
 	// maps-service api
-	let mut api_host_internal=std::env::var("API_HOST_INTERNAL").expect("API_HOST_INTERNAL env required");
-	api_host_internal+="v1/";
+	let api_host_internal=std::env::var("API_HOST_INTERNAL").expect("API_HOST_INTERNAL env required");
 	let api=submissions_api::internal::Context::new(api_host_internal).map_err(StartupError::API)?;
 
 	// nats