diff --git a/frontend/app/ConfigurationInitializer.tsx b/frontend/app/ConfigurationInitializer.tsx
index f5d9f92..c8d50ec 100644
--- a/frontend/app/ConfigurationInitializer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/ConfigurationInitializer.tsx
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ export function ConfigurationInitializer({ children }: { children: React.ReactNo
 
   const fetchUserConfigState = async () => {
     setIsLoading(true);
-    const response = await fetch('/api/can-change-keys');
+    const response = await apiFetch('/api/can-change-keys');
     const canChangeKeys = (await response.json()).canChange;
     dispatch(setCanChangeKeys(canChangeKeys));
 
     if (canChangeKeys) {
-      const response = await fetch('/api/user-config');
+      const response = await apiFetch('/api/user-config');
       const llmConfig = await response.json();
       if (!llmConfig.LLM) {
         llmConfig.LLM = 'openai';
diff --git a/frontend/utils/providerUtils.ts b/frontend/utils/providerUtils.ts
index a04d105..9be3c04 100644
--- a/frontend/utils/providerUtils.ts
+++ b/frontend/utils/providerUtils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { LLMConfig } from "@/types/llm_config";
+import { apiFetch } from "@/lib/apiFetch";
 
 export interface OllamaModel {
   label: string;
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ export const changeProvider = (
 
 export const checkIfSelectedOllamaModelIsPulled = async (ollamaModel: string) => {
   try {
-    const response = await fetch('/api/v1/ppt/ollama/models/available');
+    const response = await apiFetch('/api/v1/ppt/ollama/models/available');
     const models = await response.json();
     const pulledModels = models.map((model: any) => model.name);
     return pulledModels.includes(ollamaModel);