diff --git a/app-config.yaml b/app-config.yaml
index 39527c20bd..b0b7666f24 100644
--- a/app-config.yaml
+++ b/app-config.yaml
@@ -10,5 +10,12 @@ backend:
     methods: [GET, POST, PUT, DELETE]
     credentials: true
 
+proxy:
+  '/circleci/api':
+    target: 'https://circleci.com/api/v1.1'
+    changeOrigin: true
+    pathRewrite:
+      '^/circleci/api/': '/'
+
 organization:
   name: Spotify
diff --git a/packages/app/src/apis.ts b/packages/app/src/apis.ts
index bc7170c93a..3f9765f5e2 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/apis.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/apis.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const apis = (config: ConfigApi) => {
   );
 
   builder.add(storageApiRef, WebStorage.create({ errorApi }));
-  builder.add(circleCIApiRef, new CircleCIApi());
+  builder.add(circleCIApiRef, new CircleCIApi(`${backendUrl}/circleci/api`));
   builder.add(featureFlagsApiRef, new FeatureFlags());
 
   builder.add(lighthouseApiRef, new LighthouseRestApi('http://localhost:3003'));
diff --git a/plugins/circleci/package.json b/plugins/circleci/package.json
index 89f6335dcc..a27cd6b81c 100644
--- a/plugins/circleci/package.json
+++ b/plugins/circleci/package.json
@@ -10,15 +10,6 @@
     "main": "dist/index.esm.js",
     "types": "dist/index.d.ts"
   },
-  "proxy": {
-    "/circleci/api": {
-      "target": "https://circleci.com/api/v1.1",
-      "changeOrigin": true,
-      "pathRewrite": {
-        "^/circleci/api/": "/"
-      }
-    }
-  },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "backstage-cli plugin:build",
     "lint": "backstage-cli lint",