diff --git a/qaseio/changelog.md b/qaseio/changelog.md
index 200de211..27fedd70 100644
--- a/qaseio/changelog.md
+++ b/qaseio/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# qaseio@2.1.5
+
+## What's new
+
+Enable using 'http://api.qase.lo' as API host for Qase development.
+
 # qaseio@2.1.4
 
 ## What's new
diff --git a/qaseio/package.json b/qaseio/package.json
index 8e150625..af5dab7b 100644
--- a/qaseio/package.json
+++ b/qaseio/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "qaseio",
-  "version": "2.1.4",
+  "version": "2.1.5",
   "description": "Qase TMS Javascript API Client",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/qaseio/src/qaseio.ts b/qaseio/src/qaseio.ts
index 3e1381e5..098ba264 100644
--- a/qaseio/src/qaseio.ts
+++ b/qaseio/src/qaseio.ts
@@ -97,10 +97,16 @@ export class QaseApi implements QaseApiInterface {
       formDataCtor,
     });
 
+    // default path is https://api.qase.io, defined in
+    // qaseio/src/generated/base.ts
     if (host != undefined) {
-      if (host == 'qase.io') {
-        configuration.basePath = `https://api.${host}`;
+      if (host == 'qase.io' || host == 'api.qase.io' || host == 'https://api.qase.io') {
+        configuration.basePath = `https://api.qase.io`;
+      } else if (host == 'http://api.qase.lo') {
+        // Qase on local machine, development mode
+        configuration.basePath = host
       } else {
+        // Custom Qase host
         configuration.basePath = `https://${host}`;
       }
     }