diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
index 1d3f29d..d168aa1 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@
         proxy_set_header Accept-Encoding "";
     }
 
+    location /api {
+        proxy_pass https://photon.komoot.de;
+        proxy_next_upstream error timeout invalid_header http_500 http_502 http_503 http_504;
+        proxy_set_header Accept-Encoding "";
+    }
+
     location / {
         try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
     }
diff --git a/proxy.conf.json b/proxy.conf.json
index e6a63c6..40b53f6 100644
--- a/proxy.conf.json
+++ b/proxy.conf.json
@@ -3,5 +3,10 @@
         "target": "https://nbi:9999",
         "secure": false,
         "logLevel": "info"
+    },
+    "/api/*": {
+        "target": "https://photon.komoot.de",
+        "secure": false,
+        "logLevel": "info"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.prod.ts b/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
index 55697ed..0e734b9 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@
     packageSize: 50,
     paginationNumber: 10, //Possible values are 10, 25, 50, 100
     packageVersion: version,
-    // tslint:disable-next-line: no-http-string
-    MAPLATLONGAPI_URL: 'http://photon.komoot.de/api/?q={value}&limit=5',
+    MAPLATLONGAPI_URL: 'api/?q={value}&limit=5',
     GENERATETOKEN_URL: OSM_ADMIN_ENDPOINT + 'tokens',
     PROJECTS_URL: OSM_ADMIN_ENDPOINT + 'projects',
     USERS_URL: OSM_ADMIN_ENDPOINT + 'users',
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.ts b/src/environments/environment.ts
index 92b5193..ce65d13 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@
     packageSize: 50,
     paginationNumber: 10, //Possible values are 10, 25, 50, 100
     packageVersion: version,
-    // tslint:disable-next-line: no-http-string
-    MAPLATLONGAPI_URL: 'http://photon.komoot.de/api/?q={value}&limit=5',
+    MAPLATLONGAPI_URL: 'api/?q={value}&limit=5',
     GENERATETOKEN_URL: OSM_ADMIN_ENDPOINT + 'tokens',
     PROJECTS_URL: OSM_ADMIN_ENDPOINT + 'projects',
     USERS_URL: OSM_ADMIN_ENDPOINT + 'users',