diff --git a/api/.chalice/config.json b/api/.chalice/config.json
index 060607b45..42382be52 100644
--- a/api/.chalice/config.json
+++ b/api/.chalice/config.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
         "sourcemaps_reader": "http://utilities.app.svc.cluster.local:9000/sourcemaps",
         "sourcemaps_bucket": "sourcemaps",
         "js_cache_bucket": "sessions-assets",
+        "peers": "http://utilities.app.svc.cluster.local:9000/peers",
         "async_Token": "",
         "EMAIL_HOST": "",
         "EMAIL_PORT": "587",
diff --git a/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py b/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py
index 9f26ea07e..485d1d624 100644
--- a/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py
+++ b/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from chalicelib.utils import pg_client, helper
 from chalicelib.core import projects
 import requests
+from chalicelib.utils.helper import environ
 
 SESSION_PROJECTION_COLS = """s.project_id,
                            s.session_id::text AS session_id,
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ SESSION_PROJECTION_COLS = """s.project_id,
 
 def get_live_sessions(project_id):
     project_key = projects.get_project_key(project_id)
-    connected_peers = requests.get(f"http://127.0.0.1:9000/peers/{project_key}")
+    connected_peers = requests.get(environ["peers"] + f"/{project_key}")
     if connected_peers.status_code != 200:
         print("!! issue with the peer-server")
         print(connected_peers.text)
diff --git a/scripts/helm/app/chalice.yaml b/scripts/helm/app/chalice.yaml
index e0c409669..328ad17e3 100644
--- a/scripts/helm/app/chalice.yaml
+++ b/scripts/helm/app/chalice.yaml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ env:
   S3_KEY: minios3AccessKeyS3cr3t
   S3_SECRET: m1n10s3CretK3yPassw0rd
   sourcemaps_reader: 'http://utilities.app.svc.cluster.local:9000/sourcemaps'
+  peers: 'http://utilities.app.svc.cluster.local:9000/peers'
   # Enable logging for python app
   # Ref: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43969743/logs-in-kubernetes-pod-not-showing-up
   PYTHONUNBUFFERED: '0'