diff --git a/cargo-shuttle/src/config.rs b/cargo-shuttle/src/config.rs
index 7d640081b..7e14cd54f 100644
--- a/cargo-shuttle/src/config.rs
+++ b/cargo-shuttle/src/config.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use shuttle_common::constants::API_URL_BETA;
 use shuttle_common::{constants::API_URL_DEFAULT, ApiKey};
 use tracing::trace;
 
@@ -315,11 +316,13 @@ impl RequestContext {
         self.api_url = api_url;
     }
 
-    pub fn api_url(&self) -> String {
+    pub fn api_url(&self, beta: bool) -> String {
         if let Some(api_url) = self.api_url.clone() {
             api_url
         } else if let Some(api_url) = self.global.as_ref().unwrap().api_url() {
             api_url
+        } else if beta {
+            API_URL_BETA.to_string()
         } else {
             API_URL_DEFAULT.to_string()
         }
diff --git a/cargo-shuttle/src/lib.rs b/cargo-shuttle/src/lib.rs
index 98491121c..f117f4ad2 100644
--- a/cargo-shuttle/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cargo-shuttle/src/lib.rs
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ impl Shuttle {
                 | Command::Clean
                 | Command::Project(..)
         ) {
-            let client = ShuttleApiClient::new(self.ctx.api_url(), self.ctx.api_key().ok());
+            let client =
+                ShuttleApiClient::new(self.ctx.api_url(self.beta), self.ctx.api_key().ok());
             self.client = Some(client);
             if !args.offline && !self.beta {
                 self.check_api_versions().await?;
diff --git a/common/src/constants.rs b/common/src/constants.rs
index b44ca7162..80bca396a 100644
--- a/common/src/constants.rs
+++ b/common/src/constants.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub const STORAGE_DIRNAME: &str = ".shuttle-storage";
 // URLs
 pub const API_URL_LOCAL: &str = "http://localhost:8001";
 pub const API_URL_PRODUCTION: &str = "https://api.shuttle.rs";
+pub const API_URL_BETA: &str = "https://api.internal.shuttle.rs";
 #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
 pub const API_URL_DEFAULT: &str = API_URL_LOCAL;
 #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]