diff --git a/docker-compose-redis.yml b/docker-compose-redis.yml
index 49c39a73c2..9e9d66096d 100644
--- a/docker-compose-redis.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-redis.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ services:
       - nodebb-uploads:/usr/src/app/public/uploads
       - nodebb-config:/opt/config
       - ./install/docker/setup.json:/usr/src/app/setup.json
+    environment:
+      - TRANSLATOR_API=http://translation-service:5000
 
   translation-service:
     image: 'translation-service'
diff --git a/src/translate/index.js b/src/translate/index.js
index d5eb0bb0c3..e3b4901b50 100644
--- a/src/translate/index.js
+++ b/src/translate/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 const translatorApi = module.exports;
 
-const TRANSLATOR_API = 'http://17313-team12.s3d.cmu.edu:5000';
+const TRANSLATOR_API = process.env.TRANSLATOR_API || 'http://17313-team12.s3d.cmu.edu:5000';
 
 translatorApi.translate = async function (postData) {
 	try {