diff --git a/k8s/helm/metaflow/charts/metaflow-ui/templates/_helpers.tpl b/k8s/helm/metaflow/charts/metaflow-ui/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 06e648d..103c40d 100644
--- a/k8s/helm/metaflow/charts/metaflow-ui/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/k8s/helm/metaflow/charts/metaflow-ui/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@ Create the name of the service account to use
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 
+{{/*
+Create the backendURL, which differs if we use an ingress or not.
+*/}}
+{{- define "metaflow-ui.staticUIBackendURL" -}}
+{{- if .Values.ingress.enabled }}
+{{- default "http://localhost/api/" .Values.uiStatic.metaflowUIBackendURL }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- default "http://localhost:8083/api/" .Values.uiStatic.metaflowUIBackendURL }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
 {{- define "metaflow-ui.metadatadbEnvVars" -}}
 - name: MF_METADATA_DB_NAME
   value: {{ .Values.uiBackend.metadatadb.name | quote }}
diff --git a/k8s/helm/metaflow/charts/metaflow-ui/templates/static_deployment.yaml b/k8s/helm/metaflow/charts/metaflow-ui/templates/static_deployment.yaml
index 299fe0b..7369511 100644
--- a/k8s/helm/metaflow/charts/metaflow-ui/templates/static_deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/helm/metaflow/charts/metaflow-ui/templates/static_deployment.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ spec:
               port: http
           env:
             - name: METAFLOW_SERVICE
-              value:  {{ .Values.uiStatic.metaflowUIBackendURL | quote }}
+              value: {{ include "metaflow-ui.staticUIBackendURL" . | quote }}
             {{- range .Values.env }}
             - name: {{ .name | quote }}
               value: {{ .value | quote }}
diff --git a/k8s/helm/metaflow/charts/metaflow-ui/values.yaml b/k8s/helm/metaflow/charts/metaflow-ui/values.yaml
index fccf446..efc2131 100644
--- a/k8s/helm/metaflow/charts/metaflow-ui/values.yaml
+++ b/k8s/helm/metaflow/charts/metaflow-ui/values.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ uiStatic:
     # - name: var_name
     #   value: "var_value"
 
-  metaflowUIBackendURL: "http://localhost:8083/api/"
+  metaflowUIBackendURL: ""
 
   service:
     type: ClusterIP