diff --git a/src/tidal/tidalbaserequest.h b/src/tidal/tidalbaserequest.h
index 7f2256e3c..2a92338e8 100644
--- a/src/tidal/tidalbaserequest.h
+++ b/src/tidal/tidalbaserequest.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ class TidalBaseRequest : public QObject {
   virtual void Error(const QString &error, const QVariant &debug = QVariant()) = 0;
   static QString ErrorsToHTML(const QStringList &errors);
 
-  QString api_url() { return QString(kApiUrl); }
   bool oauth() { return service_->oauth(); }
   QString client_id() { return service_->client_id(); }
   QString api_token() { return service_->api_token(); }
@@ -97,9 +96,10 @@ class TidalBaseRequest : public QObject {
  private slots:
   void HandleSSLErrors(const QList<QSslError> &ssl_errors);
 
- private:
+ protected:
   static const char *kApiUrl;
 
+ private:
   TidalService *service_;
   NetworkAccessManager *network_;
 
diff --git a/src/tidal/tidalfavoriterequest.cpp b/src/tidal/tidalfavoriterequest.cpp
index cc4073aac..a45a9ab47 100644
--- a/src/tidal/tidalfavoriterequest.cpp
+++ b/src/tidal/tidalfavoriterequest.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void TidalFavoriteRequest::AddFavorites(const FavoriteType type, const SongList
     url_query.addQueryItem(QUrl::toPercentEncoding(param.first), QUrl::toPercentEncoding(param.second));
   }
 
-  QUrl url(api_url() + QString("/") + "users/" + QString::number(service_->user_id()) + "/favorites/" + FavoriteText(type));
+  QUrl url(kApiUrl + QString("/") + "users/" + QString::number(service_->user_id()) + "/favorites/" + FavoriteText(type));
   QNetworkRequest req(url);
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 9, 0)
   req.setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::RedirectPolicyAttribute, QNetworkRequest::NoLessSafeRedirectPolicy);
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ void TidalFavoriteRequest::RemoveFavorites(const FavoriteType type, const QStrin
     url_query.addQueryItem(QUrl::toPercentEncoding(param.first), QUrl::toPercentEncoding(param.second));
   }
 
-  QUrl url(api_url() + QString("/") + "users/" + QString::number(service_->user_id()) + "/favorites/" + FavoriteText(type) + QString("/") + id);
+  QUrl url(kApiUrl + QString("/") + "users/" + QString::number(service_->user_id()) + "/favorites/" + FavoriteText(type) + QString("/") + id);
   url.setQuery(url_query);
   QNetworkRequest req(url);
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 9, 0)