diff --git a/backend/LocalWebApp/Program.cs b/backend/LocalWebApp/Program.cs
index 30d7a4255..d5a1bdf99 100644
--- a/backend/LocalWebApp/Program.cs
+++ b/backend/LocalWebApp/Program.cs
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 if (!builder.Environment.IsDevelopment())
     builder.WebHost.UseUrls("http://127.0.0.1:0");
-builder.ConfigureDev<AuthConfig>(config => config.DefaultAuthority = new("https://localhost:3000"));
-builder.ConfigureProd<AuthConfig>(config => config.DefaultAuthority = new("https://lexbox.org"));
+builder.ConfigureDev<AuthConfig>(config => config.DefaultAuthority = new("https://lexbox.dev.languagetechnology.org"));
+//for now prod builds will also use lt dev until we deploy oauth to prod
+builder.ConfigureProd<AuthConfig>(config => config.DefaultAuthority = new("https://lexbox.dev.languagetechnology.org"));
 builder.Services.Configure<AuthConfig>(c => c.ClientId = "becf2856-0690-434b-b192-a4032b72067f");
 
 builder.Services.AddLocalAppServices(builder.Environment);