diff --git a/apps/chat/apps/backend/nest-cli.json b/apps/chat/apps/backend/nest-cli.json
index 97f80c1d1..a0f20b253 100644
--- a/apps/chat/apps/backend/nest-cli.json
+++ b/apps/chat/apps/backend/nest-cli.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	"compilerOptions": {
 		"deleteOutDir": true,
 		"assets": [],
-		"watchAssets": false
+		"watchAssets": false,
+		"webpack": true
 	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/chat/apps/backend/src/main.ts b/apps/chat/apps/backend/src/main.ts
index 8d4eb0f92..3345844c2 100644
--- a/apps/chat/apps/backend/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/chat/apps/backend/src/main.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ async function bootstrap() {
 		origin: [
 			'http://localhost:3000',
 			'http://localhost:5173',
+			'http://localhost:5178', // Chat web app
 			'http://localhost:8081',
 			'exp://localhost:8081',
 			'http://localhost:3001', // Mana Core Auth
diff --git a/apps/chat/apps/web/src/lib/services/api.ts b/apps/chat/apps/web/src/lib/services/api.ts
index 1a14ce2f8..13ad04f88 100644
--- a/apps/chat/apps/web/src/lib/services/api.ts
+++ b/apps/chat/apps/web/src/lib/services/api.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ async function fetchApi<T>(
 	const { method = 'GET', body, token } = options;
 
 	// Get token from localStorage if not provided
+	// Token is stored by @manacore/shared-auth under '@auth/appToken'
 	let authToken = token;
 	if (!authToken && browser) {
-		authToken = localStorage.getItem('mana_token') || undefined;
+		authToken = localStorage.getItem('@auth/appToken') || undefined;
 	}
 
 	if (!authToken) {