diff --git a/apps/civicsignalblog/.env b/apps/civicsignalblog/.env
index 9c951a201..2b1d235e6 100644
--- a/apps/civicsignalblog/.env
+++ b/apps/civicsignalblog/.env
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 MIGRATIONS_DIR=./migrations
 NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_DIRECTORY="apps/civicsignal/"
 NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_NAME="Code for Africa"
-NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL="https://blog.civicsignal.africa"
+NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL="http://localhost:3000"
 NEXT_PUBLIC_GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_ID="G-NXX5DBEHXC"
 NEXT_PUBLIC_IMAGE_DOMAINS=""
 NEXT_PUBLIC_IMAGE_UNOPTIMIZED="true"
 NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_URL=${VERCEL_URL}
+PAYLOAD_PUBLIC_APP_URL=$NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL
 SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT=local
 SENTRY_ORG=code-for-africa
 SENTRY_PROJECT=civicsignal
diff --git a/apps/civicsignalblog/contrib/dokku/Dockerfile b/apps/civicsignalblog/contrib/dokku/Dockerfile
index f59a37f1f..ff2543b4e 100644
--- a/apps/civicsignalblog/contrib/dokku/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/civicsignalblog/contrib/dokku/Dockerfile
@@ -1 +1 @@
-FROM codeforafrica/codeforafrica-ui:0.1.6
+FROM codeforafrica/codeforafrica-ui:0.1.7
diff --git a/apps/civicsignalblog/package.json b/apps/civicsignalblog/package.json
index 99fe184bf..d1d178d25 100644
--- a/apps/civicsignalblog/package.json
+++ b/apps/civicsignalblog/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "civicsignalblog",
-  "version": "0.1.6",
+  "version": "0.1.7",
   "private": true,
   "author": "Code for Africa <tech@codeforafrica.org>",
   "description": "This is the (temporary) CivicSignal blog",
diff --git a/apps/civicsignalblog/payload.config.ts b/apps/civicsignalblog/payload.config.ts
index 3d2b683e4..8868d1d3b 100644
--- a/apps/civicsignalblog/payload.config.ts
+++ b/apps/civicsignalblog/payload.config.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import { mongooseAdapter } from "@payloadcms/db-mongodb";
 import { webpackBundler } from "@payloadcms/bundler-webpack";
 import { CollectionConfig, GlobalConfig } from "payload/types";
 import { cloudStorage } from "@payloadcms/plugin-cloud-storage";
-import dotenv from "dotenv";
 import { sentry } from "@payloadcms/plugin-sentry";
 import seo from "@payloadcms/plugin-seo";
 import nestedDocs from "@payloadcms/plugin-nested-docs";
 import { s3Adapter } from "@payloadcms/plugin-cloud-storage/s3";
+import { loadEnvConfig } from "@next/env";
 
 import Authors from "./src/payload/collections/Authors";
 import Media from "./src/payload/collections/Media";
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ import Tags from "./src/payload/collections/Tags";
 import Users from "./src/payload/collections/Users";
 import { defaultLocale, locales } from "./src/payload/utils/locales";
 
-dotenv.config();
-dotenv.config({ path: "./.env.local" });
+const dev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production";
+const projectDir = process.cwd();
+loadEnvConfig(projectDir, dev);
 
 const appURL = process?.env?.PAYLOAD_PUBLIC_APP_URL;
 
diff --git a/apps/civicsignalblog/server.ts b/apps/civicsignalblog/server.ts
index 063368788..3b7d8418b 100644
--- a/apps/civicsignalblog/server.ts
+++ b/apps/civicsignalblog/server.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import payload from "payload";
 import { Payload } from "payload/dist/payload";
 import { loadEnvConfig } from "@next/env";
 
+const dev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production";
 const projectDir = process.cwd();
-loadEnvConfig(projectDir);
+loadEnvConfig(projectDir, dev);
 
-const dev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production";
 const hostname = process.env.NEXT_HOSTNAME || "localhost";
 const port = parseInt(process.env.PORT || "3000", 10);
 const sendGridAPIKey = process.env.SENDGRID_API_KEY;
diff --git a/apps/civicsignalblog/src/lib/data/utils/posts.js b/apps/civicsignalblog/src/lib/data/utils/posts.js
index 376f479c8..4b74fd74d 100644
--- a/apps/civicsignalblog/src/lib/data/utils/posts.js
+++ b/apps/civicsignalblog/src/lib/data/utils/posts.js
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ export async function getPost(api, slug, primaryTag) {
     authors,
     title,
     coverImage,
-    excerpt,
-    tags,
+    excerpt = null,
+    tags = [],
     meta,
     publishedOn,
     ...other
diff --git a/apps/civicsignalblog/src/payload/collections/Posts.js b/apps/civicsignalblog/src/payload/collections/Posts.js
index d8b95606b..d85ebadc7 100644
--- a/apps/civicsignalblog/src/payload/collections/Posts.js
+++ b/apps/civicsignalblog/src/payload/collections/Posts.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import image from "../fields/image";
 import publishedOn from "../fields/publishedOn";
 import slug from "../fields/slug";
 import tags from "../fields/tags";
+import formatDraftUrl from "../utils/formatDraftUrl";
 
 const Posts = {
   slug: "posts",
@@ -22,12 +23,14 @@ const Posts = {
     defaultColumns: ["title", "authors", "publishedOn"],
     description: "Stories",
     group: "Publication",
+    preview: (doc, options) => formatDraftUrl("posts/stories", doc, options),
     useAsTitle: "title",
     listSearchableFields: ["content", "excerpt"],
     livePreview: {
-      // Assumed that all posts appear under pots/stories
-      url: ({ data }) =>
-        `${process.env.PAYLOAD_PUBLIC_APP_URL}/posts/stories/${data.slug}`,
+      // Assumed that all posts appear under posts/stories
+      url: ({ data }) => {
+        return `${process.env.PAYLOAD_PUBLIC_APP_URL}/posts/stories/${data.slug}`;
+      },
     },
   },
   fields: [