diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 4eaa8a5..75f523f 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1 +1 @@
-NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL = http://localhost:3000
+NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL = http://localhost:3001
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a7b151e..86d93d0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2930,6 +2930,11 @@
         "node": ">= 0.6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/fs": {
+      "version": "0.0.1-security",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs/-/fs-0.0.1-security.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3XY9e1pP0CVEUCdj5BmfIZxRBTSDycnbqhIOGec9QYtmVH2fbLpj86CFWkrNOkt/Fvty4KZG5lTglL9j/gJ87w=="
+    },
     "node_modules/fs.realpath": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs.realpath/-/fs.realpath-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -4540,6 +4545,15 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/path": {
+      "version": "0.12.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path/-/path-0.12.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-aXXC6s+1w7otVF9UletFkFcDsJeO7lSZBPUQhtb5O0xJe8LtYhj/GxldoL09bBj9+ZmE2hNoHqQSFMN5fikh4Q==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "process": "^0.11.1",
+        "util": "^0.10.3"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/path-exists": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-exists/-/path-exists-4.0.0.tgz",
@@ -4885,6 +4899,14 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/process": {
+      "version": "0.11.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/process/-/process-0.11.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cdGef/drWFoydD1JsMzuFf8100nZl+GT+yacc2bEced5f9Rjk4z+WtFUTBu9PhOi9j/jfmBPu0mMEY4wIdAF8A==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.6.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/process-nextick-args": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/process-nextick-args/-/process-nextick-args-2.0.1.tgz",
@@ -6144,11 +6166,24 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/util": {
+      "version": "0.10.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util/-/util-0.10.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0Pm9hTQ3se5ll1XihRic3FDIku70C+iHUdT/W926rSgHV5QgXsYbKZN8MSC3tJtSkhuROzvsQjAaFENRXr+19A==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "inherits": "2.0.3"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/util-deprecate": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-EPD5q1uXyFxJpCrLnCc1nHnq3gOa6DZBocAIiI2TaSCA7VCJ1UJDMagCzIkXNsUYfD1daK//LTEQ8xiIbrHtcw=="
     },
+    "node_modules/util/node_modules/inherits": {
+      "version": "2.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits/-/inherits-2.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-x00IRNXNy63jwGkJmzPigoySHbaqpNuzKbBOmzK+g2OdZpQ9w+sxCN+VSB3ja7IAge2OP2qpfxTjeNcyjmW1uw=="
+    },
     "node_modules/utils-merge": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/utils-merge/-/utils-merge-1.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/src/components/displayTable/DataDisplay.tsx b/src/components/displayTable/DataDisplay.tsx
index d7794fa..e9a28ea 100644
--- a/src/components/displayTable/DataDisplay.tsx
+++ b/src/components/displayTable/DataDisplay.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import { RowType } from "@/types/types";
 import TableRow from "./Row";
-import { getData } from "@/utils/api";
+import { getData } from "@/utils/forminputhandling";
 
 type DataDisplayProps = {
   getData: () => Promise<RowType[]>;
diff --git a/src/pages/SessionCreator.tsx b/src/pages/SessionCreator.tsx
index 46fc1ef..54b75dd 100644
--- a/src/pages/SessionCreator.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/SessionCreator.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import StudentDetails from "@/components/Steps/StudentDetails";
 import { TestDetails } from "@/components/Steps/TestDetails";
 import Timeline from "@/components/Steps/Timeline";
 import { RowType } from "@/types/types";
-import { postFormData } from "@/utils/api";
+import { postFormData } from "@/utils/forminputhandling";
 
 import { useState } from "react";
 
diff --git a/src/pages/index.tsx b/src/pages/index.tsx
index 05461f0..8c5cd97 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import DataDisplay from "@/components/displayTable/DataDisplay";
-import { getData } from "@/utils/api";
-import { get } from "http";
+import { getData } from "@/utils/forminputhandling";
 // import { Inter } from "next/font/google";
 import Head from "next/head";
 import { useRouter } from "next/router";
diff --git a/src/utils/api.ts b/src/utils/forminputhandling.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from src/utils/api.ts
rename to src/utils/forminputhandling.ts
index 503dbcb..d354b27 100644
--- a/src/utils/api.ts
+++ b/src/utils/forminputhandling.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { RowType } from "@/types/types";
-import { instance } from "./axios";
+import { instance } from "./rootclient";
 
 // get data from the db
 async function getData() {
diff --git a/src/utils/axios.ts b/src/utils/rootclient.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/utils/axios.ts
rename to src/utils/rootclient.ts