diff --git a/services/layout.service.ts b/services/layout.service.ts
index f5e9f53c..4d00aa10 100644
--- a/services/layout.service.ts
+++ b/services/layout.service.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ export class LayoutService {
             }
         }
     }
-    createCSS( pid: string, suffix = null, layout = null): Observable<any> {
-        return this.http.post("http://scoobydoo.di.uoa.gr:4200/build-css/" + (layout?"preview/":"") + pid + (suffix?("/"+ suffix):""), layout );
+    createCSS( pid: string, connectPortalUrl:string, suffix = null, layout = null): Observable<any> {
+        return this.http.post(connectPortalUrl + "/build-css/" + (layout?"preview/":"") + pid + (suffix?("/"+ suffix):""), layout );
     }
 
     saveLayout(properties: EnvProperties, pid: string, layout: Layout): Observable<Layout> {
diff --git a/utils/properties/env-properties.ts b/utils/properties/env-properties.ts
index 4cd61786..2d2727c4 100644
--- a/utils/properties/env-properties.ts
+++ b/utils/properties/env-properties.ts
@@ -143,4 +143,5 @@ export interface EnvProperties {
   footerGrantText?: string;
   egiNotebookLink?: string;
   portalBuildTime?;
+  connectPortalUrl?;
 }