diff --git a/frontend/src/app/backend.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/backend.service.ts
index ce7a469..e6b7074 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/backend.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/backend.service.ts
@@ -1,41 +1,33 @@
 import { Injectable, NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { HttpClient, HttpParams } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { mergeMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
-import { ConfigService } from './config.service';
+import { Config, ConfigService } from './config.service';
 
 @Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
 @NgModule()
 export class BackendService {
-  backendUrl = 'http://localhost:3001';
-  constructor(private http: HttpClient, private configService: ConfigService) {
-    if (configService.config && configService.config.backendUrl) {
-      this.backendUrl = configService.config.backendUrl;
-    }
-  }
+  constructor(private http: HttpClient, private configService: ConfigService) {}
 
   getBlocks(page: number, perPage: number): Observable<any> {
-    return this.http.get(`${this.backendUrl}/api/blocks`, {
-      params: new HttpParams({
-        fromObject: { page: page.toString(), perPage: perPage.toString() }
-      })
-    });
+    return this.request('/api/blocks');
   }
 
   searchBlock(query: string): Observable<any> {
-    return this.http.get(`${this.backendUrl}/api/block/${query}`);
+    return this.request(`/api/block/${query}`);
   }
 
   getBlock(blockHash: string): Observable<any> {
-    return this.http.get(`${this.backendUrl}/api/block/${blockHash}`);
+    return this.request(`/api/block/${blockHash}`);
   }
 
   getBlockByHeight(height: number): Observable<any> {
-    return this.http.get(`${this.backendUrl}/api/block/height/${height}`);
+    return this.request(`/api/block/height/${height}`);
   }
 
   getRawBlock(blockHash: string): Observable<any> {
-    return this.http.get(`${this.backendUrl}/api/block/${blockHash}/raw`);
+    return this.request(`/api/block/${blockHash}/raw`);
   }
 
   getBlockTransactions(
@@ -43,70 +35,85 @@ export class BackendService {
     page: number,
     perPage: number
   ): Observable<any> {
-    return this.http.get(`${this.backendUrl}/api/block/${blockHash}/txns`, {
-      params: new HttpParams({
+    return this.request(
+      `/api/block/${blockHash}/txns`,
+      new HttpParams({
         fromObject: { page: page.toString(), perPage: perPage.toString() }
       })
-    });
+    );
   }
 
   getTransactions(page: number, perPage: number): Observable<any> {
-    return this.http.get(`${this.backendUrl}/api/transactions`, {
-      params: new HttpParams({
+    return this.request(
+      '/api/transactions',
+      new HttpParams({
         fromObject: { page: page.toString(), perPage: perPage.toString() }
       })
-    });
+    );
   }
 
   getTransaction(txId: string): Observable<any> {
-    return this.http.get(`${this.backendUrl}/api/tx/${txId}`);
+    return this.request(`/api/tx/${txId}`);
   }
 
   getRawTransaction(txId: string): Observable<any> {
-    return this.http.get(`${this.backendUrl}/api/tx/${txId}/rawData`);
+    return this.request(`/api/tx/${txId}/rawData`);
   }
 
   getAddressInfo(address: string, lastSeenTxid?: string): Observable<any> {
-    return this.http.get(`${this.backendUrl}/api/address/${address}`, {
-      params: new HttpParams({
+    return this.request(
+      `/api/address/${address}`,
+      new HttpParams({
         fromObject: {
           lastSeenTxid: (lastSeenTxid || '').toString()
         }
       })
-    });
+    );
   }
 
   searchTransaction(query: string): Observable<any> {
-    return this.http.get(`${this.backendUrl}/api/tx/${query}/get`);
+    return this.request(`/api/tx/${query}/get`);
   }
 
   getColors(lastSeenColorId?: string): Observable<any> {
-    return this.http.get(`${this.backendUrl}/api/colors`, {
-      params: new HttpParams({
+    return this.request(
+      '/api/colors',
+      new HttpParams({
         fromObject: {
           lastSeenColorId: (lastSeenColorId || '').toString()
         }
       })
-    });
+    );
   }
 
   getColor(colorId: string, lastSeenTxid?: string): Observable<any> {
-    return this.http.get(`${this.backendUrl}/api/color/${colorId}`, {
-      params: new HttpParams({
+    return this.request(
+      `/api/color/${colorId}`,
+      new HttpParams({
         fromObject: {
           lastSeenTxid: (lastSeenTxid || '').toString()
         }
       })
-    });
+    );
   }
 
   validateOpenedValue(opened_value: string): Observable<any> {
-    return this.http.get(`${this.backendUrl}/api/validate/${opened_value}`);
+    return this.request(`/api/validate/${opened_value}`);
   }
 
   checkMaterialTrackingTransaction(txId: string): Observable<any> {
-    return this.http.get(
-      `${this.backendUrl}/api/check_material_tracking_balance/${txId}`
+    return this.request(`/api/check_material_tracking_balance/${txId}`);
+  }
+
+  private request(url: string, params?: HttpParams): Observable<any> {
+    return this.getConfig().pipe(
+      mergeMap((config: Config) => {
+        return this.http.get(`${config.backendUrl}/${url}`, { params });
+      })
     );
   }
+
+  private getConfig(): Observable<Config> {
+    return this.configService.getConfig();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/config.service.ts b/frontend/src/app/config.service.ts
index 8734513..fa69b3f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/config.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/config.service.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { HttpClient, HttpParams } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { HttpErrorResponse } from '@angular/common/http';
 
 import { Observable, throwError } from 'rxjs';
-import { catchError, retry } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { catchError, mergeMap, retry } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 /***
  * Config service to supply configuration items from assets/config.json file.
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export interface Config {
 export class ConfigService {
   configUrl = 'assets/config.json';
   config: Config;
+  observable: Observable<Config>;
 
   constructor(private http: HttpClient) {}
 
@@ -34,6 +35,21 @@ export class ConfigService {
   }
 
   getConfig(): Observable<Config> {
+    if (this.config) {
+      return new Observable(observer => {
+        observer.next(this.config);
+        observer.complete();
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (this.observable) {
+      return this.observable;
+    }
+
+    return (this.observable = this.loadConfig());
+  }
+
+  private loadConfig(): Observable<Config> {
     return this.http.get<Config>(this.configUrl).pipe(
       retry(3), // retry a failed request up to 3 times
       catchError(this.handleError) // then handle the error