diff --git a/src/lib/Configuration.ts b/src/lib/Configuration.ts
index 07163d5b..6c4df6b8 100644
--- a/src/lib/Configuration.ts
+++ b/src/lib/Configuration.ts
@@ -167,11 +167,12 @@ const getMainEnv = () =>
 			type: 'string',
 			optional: true,
 		},
-		/** The base url for the Modeler API. Defaults to Camunda Saas - https://modeler.cloud.camunda.io/api */
+		// https://github.com/camunda/camunda-8-js-sdk/issues/203
+		/** The base url for the Modeler API. Defaults to Camunda Saas - https://modeler.camunda.io/api */
 		CAMUNDA_MODELER_BASE_URL: {
 			type: 'string',
 			optional: true,
-			default: 'https://modeler.cloud.camunda.io/api',
+			default: 'https://modeler.camunda.io/api',
 		},
 		/** The base url for the Admin Console API. */
 		CAMUNDA_CONSOLE_BASE_URL: {
diff --git a/src/modeler/lib/ModelerAPIClient.ts b/src/modeler/lib/ModelerAPIClient.ts
index 1715ac74..becbf89a 100644
--- a/src/modeler/lib/ModelerAPIClient.ts
+++ b/src/modeler/lib/ModelerAPIClient.ts
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ export class ModelerApiClient {
 		const config = CamundaEnvironmentConfigurator.mergeConfigWithEnvironment(
 			options?.config ?? {}
 		)
-		const modelerApiUrl =
-			config.CAMUNDA_MODELER_BASE_URL ?? 'https://modeler.cloud.camunda.io/api'
+		const modelerApiUrl = config.CAMUNDA_MODELER_BASE_URL
 		this.oAuthProvider =
 			options?.oAuthProvider ?? constructOAuthProvider(config)
 		this.userAgentString = createUserAgentString(config)