diff --git a/src/pages/account/login/index.vue b/src/pages/account/login/index.vue
index ccde674..e16c927 100644
--- a/src/pages/account/login/index.vue
+++ b/src/pages/account/login/index.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const route = useRoute();
 const redirect = route.query.redirect;
 const registerURI = `/account/register${redirect ? `?redirect=${redirect}` : ''}`;
 
-const loginForm = reactive({ username: null, password: null });
+const loginForm = reactive({ username: '', password: '' });
 const errorMessage = ref<string | null>();
 
 async function loginSubmission() {
@@ -61,12 +61,6 @@ async function loginSubmission() {
             class="pwdreset"
           >{{ $t("account.loginForm.forgotPassword") }}</a>
         </div>
-        <input
-          id="redirect"
-          name="redirect"
-          type="hidden"
-          :value="redirect"
-        >
         <div class="buttons">
           <button type="submit">
             <!-- TODO: loading state on button. ... style maybe? -->
diff --git a/src/server/api/account/login/index.ts b/src/server/api/account/login/index.ts
index 440a01c..61c2407 100644
--- a/src/server/api/account/login/index.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/account/login/index.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
 	const body = await readBody(event);
 
 	try {
-		const apiResponse = await $fetch<LoginCCResponse>(`${useRuntimeConfig(event).apiBase}/v1/login`, {
+		const apiResponse = await $fetch<LoginCCResponse>(`/v1/login`, {
 			method: 'POST',
+			baseURL: useRuntimeConfig(event).apiBase,
 			body: { ...body, grant_type: 'password' }
 		});