diff --git a/web/Dockerfile b/web/Dockerfile
index 3f657c8..d1dbaa1 100644
--- a/web/Dockerfile
+++ b/web/Dockerfile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ COPY package.json /app/package.json
 RUN npm install
 COPY . /app/
 ARG ENABLE_TESTS
+COPY docker/env /app/.env
 RUN if [ -n "$ENABLE_TESTS" ]; then echo -e "\nREACT_APP_TEST_MODE=1" >>/app/.env ; fi
 RUN npm run build
 
diff --git a/web/docker/env b/web/docker/env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..312417a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/docker/env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# This file will be copied into the container as the React .env file.
+
+REACT_APP_FLASK_URL = http://localhost:5000