diff --git a/packages/@ourworldindata/explorer/src/Explorer.tsx b/packages/@ourworldindata/explorer/src/Explorer.tsx
index 25243876f3d..5c2c93f8688 100644
--- a/packages/@ourworldindata/explorer/src/Explorer.tsx
+++ b/packages/@ourworldindata/explorer/src/Explorer.tsx
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ export class Explorer
             ),
             bakedGrapherURL: this.bakedBaseUrl,
             dataApiUrl: this.dataApiUrl,
-            adminBaseUrl: ADMIN_BASE_URL,
+            adminBaseUrl: this.adminBaseUrl,
             hideEntityControls: this.showExplorerControls,
             manuallyProvideData: false,
         }
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ export class Explorer
             ),
             bakedGrapherURL: this.bakedBaseUrl,
             dataApiUrl: this.dataApiUrl,
-            adminBaseUrl: ADMIN_BASE_URL,
+            adminBaseUrl: this.adminBaseUrl,
             hideEntityControls: this.showExplorerControls,
             manuallyProvideData: false,
         }
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ export class Explorer
             ...this.explorerProgram.grapherConfig,
             bakedGrapherURL: this.bakedBaseUrl,
             dataApiUrl: this.dataApiUrl,
-            adminBaseUrl: ADMIN_BASE_URL,
+            adminBaseUrl: this.adminBaseUrl,
             hideEntityControls: this.showExplorerControls,
             manuallyProvideData: true,
         }