diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.test.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.test.ts
index 6d17886..cc972f2 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.test.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ afterEach(() => {
   vi.restoreAllMocks()
   Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, 'window')
   Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, 'fetch')
+  delete process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL
   vi.resetModules()
 })
 
@@ -38,6 +39,21 @@ describe('dashboard apiFetch', () => {
     }))
   })
 
+  it('normalizes a public API origin to the versioned API base', async () => {
+    installBrowser()
+    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL = 'https://api.rentaldrivego.ma'
+    const fetchMock = vi.fn(async () => ({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => ({ data: { ok: true } }),
+    }))
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, 'fetch', { configurable: true, value: fetchMock })
+
+    const { apiFetch } = await import('./api')
+    await apiFetch('/auth/account/start', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({}) })
+
+    expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://api.rentaldrivego.ma/api/v1/auth/account/start', expect.any(Object))
+  })
+
   it('does not force JSON content type for FormData payloads', async () => {
     installBrowser()
     const fetchMock = vi.fn(async () => ({ ok: true, json: async () => ({ data: { uploaded: true } }) }))
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.ts
index 1aab9d9..e0aeda8 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-export const API_BASE =
+function normalizeApiBase(value: string): string {
+  const base = value.replace(/\/+$/, '')
+  return /\/api\/v1$/.test(base) ? base : `${base}/api/v1`
+}
+
+export const API_BASE = normalizeApiBase(
   typeof window === 'undefined'
     ? (process.env.API_INTERNAL_URL || 'http://localhost:4000/api/v1')
-    : (process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL || '/dashboard/api/v1')
+    : (process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL || '/dashboard/api/v1'),
+)
 
 export const EMPLOYEE_PROFILE_KEY = 'employee_profile'