diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 19b5af3..72fb271 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL=http://localhost:3000
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Authentication (NextAuth.js)
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -6,7 +8,6 @@ NEXTAUTH_SECRET=
 
 GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=
 GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=
-
 GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lib/utils.ts b/lib/utils.ts
index 13355eb..a17582e 100644
--- a/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/lib/utils.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export function formatDate(input: string | number): string {
   })
 }
 
-// Since we're already setting NEXTAUTH_URL, we can use same to create absolute URLs.
 export function absoluteUrl(path: string) {
-  return `${process.env.NEXTAUTH_URL}${path}`
+  return `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL}${path}`
 }