diff --git a/public/_redirects b/public/_redirects
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2da7a1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/_redirects
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# /_redirects
+
+/api/*  https://takebackday.infoloom.com/:splat
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/gateways/locations.js b/src/gateways/locations.js
index 0a7bdbe..9e7791a 100644
--- a/src/gateways/locations.js
+++ b/src/gateways/locations.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import mockData from '../mockData';
 
-const jsonEndpoint = 'https://takebackday.infoloom.com/media/output.json';
+// Actual host url is set in redirects file to avoid CORS
+// Will not work locally, so endpoint will just return default data from file
+const jsonEndpoint = '/api/media/output.json';
 
 export const fetchLocations = () => (
  fetch(jsonEndpoint)