diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c4d878b..845c6d0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "clean": "rm -rf out && rm -rf scaffold/node_modules",
     "start": "electron-forge start",
     "dev:engine": "DYAD_LOCAL_ENGINE=http://localhost:8080/v1 npm start",
+    "staging:engine": "DYAD_LOCAL_ENGINE=https://staging---dyad-llm-engine-kq7pivehnq-uc.a.run.app/v1 npm start",
     "staging:gateway": "DYAD_GATEWAY_URL=https://staging---litellm-gcp-cloud-run-kq7pivehnq-uc.a.run.app/v1 npm start",
     "package": "npm run clean && electron-forge package",
     "make": "npm run clean && electron-forge make",
diff --git a/src/ipc/utils/llm_engine_provider.ts b/src/ipc/utils/llm_engine_provider.ts
index a445837..53599f6 100644
--- a/src/ipc/utils/llm_engine_provider.ts
+++ b/src/ipc/utils/llm_engine_provider.ts
@@ -69,9 +69,8 @@ Creates a chat model for text generation.
 export function createDyadEngine(
   options: ExampleProviderSettings,
 ): DyadEngineProvider {
-  const baseURL = withoutTrailingSlash(
-    options.baseURL ?? "https://api.example.com/v1",
-  );
+  const baseURL = withoutTrailingSlash(options.baseURL);
+  logger.info("creating dyad engine with baseURL", baseURL);
   const getHeaders = () => ({
     Authorization: `Bearer ${loadApiKey({
       apiKey: options.apiKey,