diff --git a/DbFirst.BlazorWebApp/Program.cs b/DbFirst.BlazorWebApp/Program.cs
index a477173..ef6ed42 100644
--- a/DbFirst.BlazorWebApp/Program.cs
+++ b/DbFirst.BlazorWebApp/Program.cs
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ builder.Services.AddDevExpressBlazor(options => options.BootstrapVersion = Boots
 builder.Services.AddScoped<ThemeState>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<BandLayoutService>();
 
-var apiBaseUrl = builder.Configuration["ApiBaseUrl"];
 builder.Services.Configure<AppSettings>(builder.Configuration);
+var appSettings = builder.Configuration.Get<AppSettings>() ?? new AppSettings();
 void ConfigureClient(HttpClient client)
 {
-    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(apiBaseUrl))
-        client.BaseAddress = new Uri(apiBaseUrl);
+    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(appSettings.ApiBaseUrl))
+        client.BaseAddress = new Uri(appSettings.ApiBaseUrl);
 }
 
 builder.Services.AddHttpClient<ICatalogApiClient, CatalogApiClient>(ConfigureClient);