diff --git a/dataedit/static/metaedit/metaedit.js b/dataedit/static/metaedit/metaedit.js
index 910869b79..1b12f1ec5 100644
--- a/dataedit/static/metaedit/metaedit.js
+++ b/dataedit/static/metaedit/metaedit.js
@@ -426,8 +426,7 @@ window.MetaEdit = function (config) {
         window.JSONEditor.defaults.callbacks = {
           autocomplete: {
             search_name: function search(jseditor_editor, input) {
-              var url =
-                "https://openenergyplatform.org/api/oeo-search?query=" + input;
+              var url = "/api/oeo-search?query=" + input;
 
               return new Promise(function (resolve) {
                 fetch(url, {
@@ -549,8 +548,7 @@ window.MetaEdit = function (config) {
         window.JSONEditor.defaults.callbacks = {
           autocomplete: {
             search_name: function search(jseditor_editor, input) {
-              var url =
-                "https://openenergyplatform.org/api/oeo-search?query=" + input;
+              var url = "/api/oeo-search?query=" + input;
 
               return new Promise(function (resolve) {
                 fetch(url, {
diff --git a/oeo_ext/templates/oeo_ext/partials/unit_element.html b/oeo_ext/templates/oeo_ext/partials/unit_element.html
index 2261f5f09..71f711463 100644
--- a/oeo_ext/templates/oeo_ext/partials/unit_element.html
+++ b/oeo_ext/templates/oeo_ext/partials/unit_element.html
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
       if (query.length > 0) {
         // use static path here to always use the open (data seeded) endpoint for
         // all (local, deployed) client executions
-        fetch(`https://openenergyplatform.org/api/oeo-search?query=${query}`, {
+        fetch(`/api/oeo-search?query=${query}`, {
           mode: "cors",
         })
           .then((response) => response.json())
diff --git a/versions/changelogs/current.md b/versions/changelogs/current.md
index 40007699b..d0a3db233 100644
--- a/versions/changelogs/current.md
+++ b/versions/changelogs/current.md
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 - Create tables_sections.html, delete user_partial_tables
   [(#2248)](https://github.com/OpenEnergyPlatform/oeplatform/pull/2248)
 
+- Update fetch call for oeo-search api to be relative
+  [(#2293)](https://github.com/OpenEnergyPlatform/oeplatform/pull/2293)
+
 ### Features
 
 - Build search field to search in the user's tables