diff --git a/apps/clients/.env.production b/apps/clients/.env.production
index f63a9df..7f10812 100644
--- a/apps/clients/.env.production
+++ b/apps/clients/.env.production
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 VITE_SUPABASE_URL=https://mhcafqvzbrrwvahpvvzd.supabase.co
 VITE_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJzdXBhYmFzZSIsInJlZiI6Im1oY2FmcXZ6YnJyd3ZhaHB2dnpkIiwicm9sZSI6ImFub24iLCJpYXQiOjE3NDEyNDEzMjEsImV4cCI6MjA1NjgxNzMyMX0.Otxn5BWCPD2ABlMM59hCgeur9Tf_Q7PndAbTkqXDPtM
 
-VITE_API_URL=https://xablo-api-636270553187.europe-west1.run.app
+VITE_API_URL=https://xablo-api-staging-636270553187.europe-west1.run.app
diff --git a/apps/clients/src/envProduction.test.ts b/apps/clients/src/envProduction.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2481d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/clients/src/envProduction.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+const productionEnv = readFileSync(resolve(process.cwd(), ".env.production"), "utf8");
+
+describe("clients production env", () => {
+  it("points the API URL to staging while client portal testing is in progress", () => {
+    expect(productionEnv).toContain(
+      "VITE_API_URL=https://xablo-api-staging-636270553187.europe-west1.run.app"
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/clients/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo b/apps/clients/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
index 6ab4cf9..ed49639 100644
--- a/apps/clients/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
+++ b/apps/clients/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"root":["./src/app.tsx","./src/i18n.test.ts","./src/i18n.ts","./src/main.tsx","./src/maincss.test.ts","./src/routes.tsx","./src/setuptests.ts","./src/components/clientauthgate.tsx","./src/components/clientlayout.test.tsx","./src/components/clientlayout.tsx","./src/lib/supabase.ts","./src/pages/authcallback.tsx","./src/pages/clienttablolistpage.tsx","./src/pages/clienttablopage.test.tsx","./src/pages/clienttablopage.tsx","./src/pages/loginpage.test.tsx","./src/pages/loginpage.tsx","./src/pages/resetpasswordpage.test.tsx","./src/pages/resetpasswordpage.tsx","./src/pages/setpasswordpage.test.tsx","./src/pages/setpasswordpage.tsx","./src/test/testhelpers.test.tsx","./src/test/testhelpers.tsx"],"version":"5.9.3"}
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+{"root":["./src/app.tsx","./src/envproduction.test.ts","./src/i18n.test.ts","./src/i18n.ts","./src/main.tsx","./src/maincss.test.ts","./src/routes.tsx","./src/setuptests.ts","./src/components/clientauthgate.tsx","./src/components/clientlayout.test.tsx","./src/components/clientlayout.tsx","./src/lib/supabase.ts","./src/pages/authcallback.tsx","./src/pages/clienttablolistpage.tsx","./src/pages/clienttablopage.test.tsx","./src/pages/clienttablopage.tsx","./src/pages/loginpage.test.tsx","./src/pages/loginpage.tsx","./src/pages/resetpasswordpage.test.tsx","./src/pages/resetpasswordpage.tsx","./src/pages/setpasswordpage.test.tsx","./src/pages/setpasswordpage.tsx","./src/test/testhelpers.test.tsx","./src/test/testhelpers.tsx"],"version":"5.9.3"}
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