diff --git a/aio/content/examples/toh-pt6/src/app/hero.service.ts b/aio/content/examples/toh-pt6/src/app/hero.service.ts
index 068da510b2..c98030c9d2 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/toh-pt6/src/app/hero.service.ts
+++ b/aio/content/examples/toh-pt6/src/app/hero.service.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class HeroService {
       // if not search term, return empty hero array.
       return of([]);
     }
-    return this.http.get<Hero[]>(`api/heroes/?name=${term}`).pipe(
+    return this.http.get<Hero[]>(`${this.heroesUrl}/?name=${term}`).pipe(
       tap(_ => this.log(`found heroes matching "${term}"`)),
       catchError(this.handleError<Hero[]>('searchHeroes', []))
     );
diff --git a/aio/content/examples/universal/src/app/hero.service.ts b/aio/content/examples/universal/src/app/hero.service.ts
index ef490ecff6..18f9b72d2d 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/universal/src/app/hero.service.ts
+++ b/aio/content/examples/universal/src/app/hero.service.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class HeroService {
       // if not search term, return empty hero array.
       return of([]);
     }
-    return this.http.get<Hero[]>(`api/heroes/?name=${term}`).pipe(
+    return this.http.get<Hero[]>(`${this.heroesUrl}/?name=${term}`).pipe(
       tap(_ => this.log(`found heroes matching "${term}"`)),
       catchError(this.handleError<Hero[]>('searchHeroes', []))
     );