diff --git a/src/Console/InstallsApiStack.php b/src/Console/InstallsApiStack.php
index 2ea8dd7f4..a71d8610c 100644
--- a/src/Console/InstallsApiStack.php
+++ b/src/Console/InstallsApiStack.php
@@ -56,10 +56,9 @@ protected function installApiStack()
             copy(base_path('.env.example'), base_path('.env'));
         }
 
-        $this->replaceInFile(
-            'APP_URL=http://localhost',
-            'APP_URL=http://localhost'.PHP_EOL.'FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:3000',
-            base_path('.env')
+        file_put_contents(
+            base_path('.env'),
+            preg_replace('/APP_URL=(.*)/', 'APP_URL=http://localhost:8000'.PHP_EOL.'FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:3000', file_get_contents(base_path('.env')))
         );
 
         // Tests...