diff --git a/smartassist/src/utils.py b/smartassist/src/utils.py
index 026a0ef..ef1ee01 100644
--- a/smartassist/src/utils.py
+++ b/smartassist/src/utils.py
@@ -25,6 +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
         return cls._instance
 
     def configure_logging(self, level=None):
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ class GlobalState:
         """Getter for effective log level of loggerattribute."""
         return self.logger.getEffectiveLevel()
     
-    def getLogger(self, module_name=None):
+    def getLogger(self, module_name = None):
         """Return a logger based on the module name."""
         if module_name is None:
             module_name = __name__
@@ -64,3 +65,11 @@ 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
+