diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
index aa709821..b44b9e07 100644
--- a/.env.development
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ENABLE_JUMPNAV='true'
 ENABLE_NEW_SIDEBAR=''
 ENABLE_NOTICES=''
 ENTERPRISE_LEARNER_PORTAL_HOSTNAME='localhost:8734'
-EXAMS_BASE_URL=''
+EXAMS_BASE_URL='http://localhost:18740'
 FAVICON_URL=https://edx-cdn.org/v3/default/favicon.ico
 IGNORED_ERROR_REGEX=''
 LANGUAGE_PREFERENCE_COOKIE_NAME='openedx-language-preference'