diff --git a/smartassist/src/utils.py b/smartassist/src/utils.py
index 9fdcf9d..5dd3d20 100644
--- a/smartassist/src/utils.py
+++ b/smartassist/src/utils.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class GlobalState:
             cls._instance.logger.setLevel(getattr(logging, cls._instance.log_level))  # Initialize root logger level
             cls._instance.logger.info(" __new__(cls): Logger in GlobalState created: %s", cls._instance.logger)
             cls._instance.llm = "phi3:mini" # Default LLM for queries. TODO: Check with ollama server that it actually exists
-            cls._instance.backend_api_ep = "http://localhost:5005/api/chat" # Default backend API endpoint
+            # cls._instance.backend_api_ep = "http://localhost:5005/api/chat" # Default backend API endpoint
             # Try making things more aligned with the outline of the yaml file
             cls._instance.backend = dict() # Holds info on which server the clients connect to
             cls._instance.models = [] # A list that holds info on which models are available for use (server url, model name, provider et cetera)
@@ -70,14 +70,6 @@ class GlobalState:
         """Getter for which LLM is used for queries"""
         return self.llm
     
-    def set_backend_api_ep(self, be_api_ep=None):
-        """Set backend API endpoint"""
-        self.backend_api_ep = be_api_ep
-
-    def get_backend_api_ep(self):
-        """Getter for backend API endpoint"""
-        return self.backend_api_ep
-    
     def set_backend(self, backend=None):
         """Set backend that web clients connect to"""
         self.backend  = backend
@@ -86,12 +78,17 @@ class GlobalState:
         """Getter for backend that web clients connect to"""
         return self.backend
     
+    def get_backend_api_ep(self):
+        """Getter for backend API endpoint"""
+        return self.backend["url"]+self.backend["api"]
+
     def set_models(self, models=None):
         """Set the list of models."""
-        self.models  = models
-        if not isinstance(models, list):
-            raise ValueError("Models must be a list")
-        
+        if models is not None:
+            if not isinstance(models, list):
+                raise ValueError("Models must be a list, even if there is just one model")
+        self.models = models
+   
     def get_models(self):
         """Return the list of models"""
         return self.models
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