diff --git a/apps/roboshield/.env b/apps/roboshield/.env
index bd685430f..70e4388ba 100644
--- a/apps/roboshield/.env
+++ b/apps/roboshield/.env
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ SENTRY_PROJECT=roboshield
 
 NEXT_PUBLIC_IMAGE_DOMAINS="*.codeforafrica.org"
 NEXT_PUBLIC_IMAGE_UNOPTIMIZED="true"
+
+NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL=http://localhost:3000
diff --git a/apps/roboshield/src/payload/utils/formatDraftUrl.ts b/apps/roboshield/src/payload/utils/formatDraftUrl.ts
index dbfe69ecf..714a7e111 100644
--- a/apps/roboshield/src/payload/utils/formatDraftUrl.ts
+++ b/apps/roboshield/src/payload/utils/formatDraftUrl.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Document } from "payload/types";
 
 const payloadUrl =
   process.env.PAYLOAD_PUBLIC_APP_URL || process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL;
+
 function formatDraftUrl(collection: string, doc: Document) {
   const pagePath = formatPagePath(collection, doc);
   if (pagePath) {