diff --git a/app/retriever.py b/app/retriever.py
index ca33fff..0b2ab89 100644
--- a/app/retriever.py
+++ b/app/retriever.py
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ from app.embedding import WeaviateCustomEmbeddings
 import os
 
 internal_url = "vector-store-01jse60hep6416b15n1nsj6ch8.cheetah.svc.cluster.local"
+external_url = "183.111.96.67"
 # http_host = os.getenv("WEAVIATE_HTTP_HOST", "183.111.96.67")
-http_host = os.getenv("WEAVIATE_HTTP_HOST", internal_url)
+http_host = os.getenv("WEAVIATE_HTTP_HOST", external_url)
 # grpc_host = os.getenv("WEAVIATE_GRPC_HOST", "183.111.96.67")
-grpc_host = os.getenv("WEAVIATE_GRPC_HOST", internal_url)
+grpc_host = os.getenv("WEAVIATE_GRPC_HOST", external_url)
 weaviate_api_key = os.getenv("WEAVIATE_API_KEY", "01jse60hwsf37za5kmnkzzcwa9")
 
 def get_retriever():