diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8cd24e9..c87081a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./
 RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
 FROM base AS builder
+# next.config.mjs evaluates rewrites() at build time, so the optional
+# BACKEND_API_BASE_URL override must be available here to be baked into the
+# routes manifest. Left unset, the host-based routing (opplens.com vs
+# opplenz.com) applies and no env is needed.
+ARG BACKEND_API_BASE_URL
+ENV BACKEND_API_BASE_URL=${BACKEND_API_BASE_URL}
 COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY . .
 RUN pnpm run build
diff --git a/next.config.mjs b/next.config.mjs
index 2fcd5d7..cdcfb68 100644
--- a/next.config.mjs
+++ b/next.config.mjs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const nextConfig = {
     // Routing is host-based so neither deploy needs a custom env. A
     // `BACKEND_API_BASE_URL` env var (if set) overrides both — handy for local
     // dev pointing at e.g. http://localhost:8080/admin/v1.
+    //! ⚠️ IMPORTANT: Adding BACKEND_API_BASE_URL to env file will break the multi-domain feature.
     const override = process.env.BACKEND_API_BASE_URL;
     if (override) {
       return [