diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/smoke-test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/smoke-test.yml
index e978897..7c33235 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/smoke-test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/smoke-test.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check staging environment uptime
         run: |
-          HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://staging.the-nexus.com/)
+          HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://localhost:3000/)
           if [ "$HTTP_CODE" -eq 200 ]; then
             echo "Staging environment is up (HTTP 200)"
           else
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e90bccd..0ee945d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ## Staging Environment
 
-# [**🚀 The Nexus Staging Environment**](http://staging.the-nexus.com)
+# [**🚀 The Nexus Staging Environment**](http://localhost:3000)
 
 [![Staging Status](http://143.198.27.163:3000/Timmy_Foundation/the-nexus/actions/workflows/smoke-test.yml/badge.svg)](http://143.198.27.163:3000/Timmy_Foundation/the-nexus/actions?workflow=smoke-test.yml)