diff --git a/src/components/misc/api-config.vue b/src/components/misc/api-config.vue
index af91e408f..4d8eda155 100644
--- a/src/components/misc/api-config.vue
+++ b/src/components/misc/api-config.vue
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export default {
 			}
 
 			try {
-				const url = await checkAndSetApiUrl(this.apiUrl, () => this.$store.dispatch('config/update'))
+				const url = await checkAndSetApiUrl(this.apiUrl)
 
 				if (url === '') {
 					// If the config setter function could not figure out a url					
diff --git a/src/helpers/checkAndSetApiUrl.ts b/src/helpers/checkAndSetApiUrl.ts
index 166271c72..d3496568e 100644
--- a/src/helpers/checkAndSetApiUrl.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/checkAndSetApiUrl.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+import {store} from '@/store'
+
 const API_DEFAULT_PORT = '3456'
 
 export const ERROR_NO_API_URL = 'noApiUrlProvided'
 
-export const checkAndSetApiUrl = (url: string, updateConfig: () => Promise<void>): Promise<string> => {
+const updateConfig = () => store.dispatch('config/update') 
+
+export const checkAndSetApiUrl = (url: string): Promise<string> => {
 	// Check if the url has an http prefix
 	if (
 		!url.startsWith('http://') &&
diff --git a/src/store/index.js b/src/store/index.js
index 0580e56b0..250d9c60b 100644
--- a/src/store/index.js
+++ b/src/store/index.js
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export const store = createStore({
 			commit(CURRENT_LIST, currentList)
 		},
 		async loadApp({commit, dispatch}) {
-			await checkAndSetApiUrl(window.API_URL, () => dispatch('config/update'))
+			await checkAndSetApiUrl(window.API_URL)
 			await dispatch('auth/checkAuth')
 			commit('vikunjaReady', true)
 		},