diff --git a/src/lib/desktop.ts b/src/lib/desktop.ts
index 009a3ecac..f290d353a 100644
--- a/src/lib/desktop.ts
+++ b/src/lib/desktop.ts
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ export const readTokenFile = async () => {
 export const writeTokenFile = async (token: string) => {
   const tokenFilePath = await getTokenFilePath()
   if (err(token)) return Promise.reject(token)
-  const result =  window.electron.writeFile(tokenFilePath, token)
+  const result = window.electron.writeFile(tokenFilePath, token)
   console.log('token written to disk')
   return result
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/withBaseURL.test.ts b/src/lib/withBaseURL.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26034c129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/withBaseURL.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import {
+  withAPIBaseURL
+} from '@src/lib/withBaseURL'
+
+describe('withBaseURL', () => {
+  /**
+   * running in the development environment
+   * the .env.development should load
+   */
+  describe('withAPIBaseUrl', () => {
+    it('should return base url', () => {
+      const expected = 'https://api.dev.zoo.dev'
+      const actual = withAPIBaseURL('')
+      expect(actual).toBe(expected)
+    })
+    it('should return base url with /users', () => {
+      const expected = 'https://api.dev.zoo.dev/users'
+      const actual = withAPIBaseURL('/users')
+      expect(actual).toBe(expected)
+    })
+    it ('should return a longer base url with /oauth2/token/revoke', () => {
+      const expected = 'https://api.dev.zoo.dev/oauth2/token/revoke'
+      const actual = withAPIBaseURL('/oauth2/token/revoke')
+      expect(actual).toBe(expected)
+    })
+    it('should ensure base url does not have ending slash', () => {
+      const expected = 'https://api.dev.zoo.dev'
+      const actual = withAPIBaseURL('')
+      expect(actual).toBe(expected)
+      const expectedEndsWith = expected[expected.length-1]
+      const actualEndsWith = actual[actual.length-1]
+      expect(actual).toBe(expected)
+      expect(actualEndsWith).toBe(expectedEndsWith)
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/lib/withBaseURL.ts b/src/lib/withBaseURL.ts
index e23436bd3..a3b54b79f 100644
--- a/src/lib/withBaseURL.ts
+++ b/src/lib/withBaseURL.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { VITE_KC_API_BASE_URL } from '@src/env'
 
-export default function withBaseUrl(path: string): string {
+export function withAPIBaseURL (path: string) : string {
   return VITE_KC_API_BASE_URL + path
 }
diff --git a/src/machines/authMachine.ts b/src/machines/authMachine.ts
index ef5c6b3f1..3102beaf8 100644
--- a/src/machines/authMachine.ts
+++ b/src/machines/authMachine.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ import {
 import { isDesktop } from '@src/lib/isDesktop'
 import { markOnce } from '@src/lib/performance'
 import {
-  default as withBaseURL,
-  default as withBaseUrl,
+  withAPIBaseURL
 } from '@src/lib/withBaseURL'
 import { ACTOR_IDS } from '@src/machines/machineConstants'
 
@@ -38,12 +37,13 @@ export const TOKEN_PERSIST_KEY = 'TOKEN_PERSIST_KEY'
 const persistedCookie = getCookie(COOKIE_NAME)
 const persistedLocalStorage = localStorage?.getItem(TOKEN_PERSIST_KEY) || ''
 const persistedDevToken = VITE_KC_DEV_TOKEN
-export const persistedToken = persistedDevToken || persistedCookie || persistedLocalStorage
+export const persistedToken =
+  persistedDevToken || persistedCookie || persistedLocalStorage
 console.log('Initial persisted token')
 console.table([
   ['cookie', !!persistedCookie],
   ['local storage', !!persistedLocalStorage],
-  ['dev token', !!persistedDevToken]
+  ['dev token', !!persistedDevToken],
 ])
 
 export const authMachine = setup({
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export const authMachine = setup({
 
 async function getUser(input: { token?: string }) {
   const token = await getAndSyncStoredToken(input)
-  const url = withBaseURL('/user')
+  const url = withAPIBaseURL('/user')
   const headers: { [key: string]: string } = {
     'Content-Type': 'application/json',
   }
@@ -201,13 +201,11 @@ async function getAndSyncStoredToken(input: {
   // dev mode
   if (VITE_KC_DEV_TOKEN) {
     console.log('Token used for authentication')
-    console.table([
-      ['dev token', !!VITE_KC_DEV_TOKEN],
-    ])
+    console.table([['dev token', !!VITE_KC_DEV_TOKEN]])
     return VITE_KC_DEV_TOKEN
   }
 
-  const inputToken = input.token && input.token !==  '' ? input.token : ''
+  const inputToken = input.token && input.token !== '' ? input.token : ''
   const cookieToken = getCookie(COOKIE_NAME)
   const localStorageToken = localStorage?.getItem(TOKEN_PERSIST_KEY) || ''
   const token = inputToken || cookieToken || localStorageToken
@@ -217,7 +215,7 @@ async function getAndSyncStoredToken(input: {
     ['persisted token', !!inputToken],
     ['cookie', !!cookieToken],
     ['local storage', !!localStorageToken],
-    ['dev token', !!VITE_KC_DEV_TOKEN]
+    ['dev token', !!VITE_KC_DEV_TOKEN],
   ])
   if (token) {
     // has just logged in, update storage
@@ -244,7 +242,7 @@ async function logout() {
 
       if (token) {
         try {
-          await fetch(withBaseUrl('/oauth2/token/revoke'), {
+          await fetch(withAPIBaseURL('/oauth2/token/revoke'), {
             method: 'POST',
             credentials: 'include',
             headers: {
@@ -267,7 +265,7 @@ async function logout() {
     }
   }
 
-  return fetch(withBaseUrl('/logout'), {
+  return fetch(withAPIBaseURL('/logout'), {
     method: 'POST',
     credentials: 'include',
   })