diff --git a/__tests__/Home.test.tsx b/__tests__/Home.test.tsx
index 9d8efa1..ecb1006 100644
--- a/__tests__/Home.test.tsx
+++ b/__tests__/Home.test.tsx
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ describe("Home Component", () => {
       } as Response)
     );
 
-    // screen.debug(undefined, Infinity);
-
     // eslint-disable-next-line testing-library/no-unnecessary-act
     await act(async () => {
       render(
@@ -180,7 +178,6 @@ describe("Home Component", () => {
     const trendingPostsElementsUndefined =
       screen.queryAllByTestId("trending-post");
     expect(trendingPostsElementsUndefined.length).toBe(0);
-    // screen.debug(undefined, Infinity);
 
     // // reset the backend url
     // process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL = "http://localhost:3000/api";
diff --git a/__tests__/Navbar.test.tsx b/__tests__/Navbar.test.tsx
index 9b48553..c5eb0c0 100644
--- a/__tests__/Navbar.test.tsx
+++ b/__tests__/Navbar.test.tsx
@@ -177,6 +177,5 @@ describe("Navbar for authenticated user", () => {
     window.innerWidth = 1024;
     fireEvent(window, new Event("resize"));
 
-    screen.debug(undefined, Infinity);
   });
 });
diff --git a/app/utils/config/backendUrl.ts b/app/utils/config/backendUrl.ts
index 5fc7796..c61ce97 100644
--- a/app/utils/config/backendUrl.ts
+++ b/app/utils/config/backendUrl.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const backendUrl = `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL}`;
\ No newline at end of file
+export const backendUrl =`${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL || "http://localhost:3000/api"}`;
\ No newline at end of file