diff --git a/app/common/constants.js b/app/common/constants.js
index 4079346ae..8c97696c3 100644
--- a/app/common/constants.js
+++ b/app/common/constants.js
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ export const MAX_RESPONSES = 20;
 export const REQUEST_TIME_TO_SHOW_COUNTER = 1; // Seconds
 export const GA_ID = 'UA-86416787-1';
 export const GA_HOST = 'desktop.insomnia.rest';
-export const CHANGELOG_URL = isDevelopment()
-  ? 'http://localhost:1313/changelog-json/'
-  : 'https://changelog.insomnia.rest/changelog.json';
+export const CHANGELOG_URL = process.env.INSOMNIA_SYNC_URL || 'https://changelog.insomnia.rest/changelog.json';
 export const CHANGELOG_PAGE = 'https://insomnia.rest/changelog/';
 export const STATUS_CODE_RENDER_FAILED = -333;
 export const LARGE_RESPONSE_MB = 5;
diff --git a/app/common/fetch.js b/app/common/fetch.js
index 307317153..90654c73e 100644
--- a/app/common/fetch.js
+++ b/app/common/fetch.js
@@ -70,11 +70,8 @@ async function _fetch (method, path, json, sessionId = null) {
 }
 
 function _getUrl (path) {
-  if (isDevelopment()) {
-    return `http://localhost:8000${path}`;
-  } else {
-    return `https://api.insomnia.rest${path}`;
-  }
+  const baseUrl = process.env.INSOMNIA_SYNC_URL || 'https://api.insomnia.rest';
+  return `${baseUrl}${path}`;
 }
 
 function _notifyCommandListeners (uri) {