diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index a062b3f..0ae2881 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import MoveLetters from "./components/moveLetters";
 import theme from "./theme";
 
 const vite_backend_url = import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL as string;
+console.log('Backend URL:', vite_backend_url);
+
 
 // The azure deployed backend url: gather-app-307.azurewebsites.net