diff --git a/smartassist/src/backend.py b/smartassist/src/backend.py
index c7148a2..3e4ab1e 100644
--- a/smartassist/src/backend.py
+++ b/smartassist/src/backend.py
@@ -8,20 +8,20 @@ import requests
 # Initialize a Flask application
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
-@app.route('/api/chat', methods=['POST'])
+@app.route('/chat', methods=['POST'])
 def chat():
     # Get the message from the JSON in the request body
     data = request.get_json()
     message = data.get('query')
 
     if message:
-        response = requests.post('localhost::11434', json={"model": "llama3",'prompt': message})
+        response = requests.post('http://localhost:11434', json={"model": "llama3",'prompt': message})
         return jsonify({'response': response.json().get('result')})
     else:
         return jsonify({'error': 'No query provided'}), 400
 
 
-@app.route('/smartassist', methods=['POST'])
+@app.route('/smartassist', methods=["POST"])
 def smartassist():
     # Extract the query from the incoming JSON data
     data = request.json
diff --git a/smartassist/src/frontend.js b/smartassist/src/frontend.js
index 0b80540..40cad39 100644
--- a/smartassist/src/frontend.js
+++ b/smartassist/src/frontend.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function sendMessage() {
     const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
 
     // Configure the request
-    xhr.open('POST', '/api/chat'); // Set method to POST and URL
+    xhr.open('POST', '/chat'); // Set method to POST and URL
     xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json'); // Essential for sending JSON
 
     // Handle response data