diff --git a/apps/web/playwright.config.ts b/apps/web/playwright.config.ts
index 4e5a01d6a..184cdf6e3 100644
--- a/apps/web/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/apps/web/playwright.config.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 // Set webServer.url and use.baseURL with the location of the WebServer respecting the correct set port
 const baseURL = `http://localhost:${PORT}`;
 
+process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL = baseURL;
+
 // Reference: https://playwright.dev/docs/test-configuration
 const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
   // Artifacts folder where screenshots, videos, and traces are stored.
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/invite-dialog.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/invite-dialog.tsx
index 25a9a6420..789d34446 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/invite-dialog.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/invite-dialog.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   DialogTitle,
   DialogTrigger,
 } from "@rallly/ui/dialog";
+import { shortUrl } from "@rallly/utils";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import React from "react";
 import { useCopyToClipboard } from "react-use";
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ export const InviteDialog = () => {
     }
   }, [state]);
 
-  const inviteLink = `${window.location.origin}/invite/${poll?.id}`;
+  const inviteLink = shortUrl(`/invite/${poll?.id}`);
   const [didCopy, setDidCopy] = React.useState(false);
 
   return (
diff --git a/packages/backend/trpc/routers/polls.ts b/packages/backend/trpc/routers/polls.ts
index 3cbd59afe..5cdc146b2 100644
--- a/packages/backend/trpc/routers/polls.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/trpc/routers/polls.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { prisma } from "@rallly/database";
 import { sendEmail } from "@rallly/emails";
-import { absoluteUrl } from "@rallly/utils";
+import { absoluteUrl, shortUrl } from "@rallly/utils";
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
 import dayjs from "dayjs";
 import timezone from "dayjs/plugin/timezone";
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export const polls = router({
         ? absoluteUrl(`/admin/${adminToken}`)
         : absoluteUrl(`/poll/${pollId}`);
 
-      const participantLink = absoluteUrl(`/invite/${pollId}`);
+      const participantLink = shortUrl(`/invite/${pollId}`);
 
       if (email && name) {
         await sendEmail("NewPollEmail", {
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/absolute-url.ts b/packages/utils/src/absolute-url.ts
index fba32a0a5..7b1b8a732 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/absolute-url.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/absolute-url.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,17 @@ const getVercelUrl = () => {
     : null;
 };
 
-export function absoluteUrl(path = "") {
+export function absoluteUrl(subpath = "") {
   const baseUrl =
     process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL ??
     getVercelUrl() ??
     `http://localhost:${port}`;
-  return `${baseUrl}${path}`;
+  const url = new URL(subpath, baseUrl);
+  return url.href;
+}
+
+export function shortUrl(subpath = "") {
+  const baseUrl = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SHORT_BASE_URL ?? absoluteUrl();
+  const url = new URL(subpath, baseUrl);
+  return url.href;
 }
diff --git a/turbo.json b/turbo.json
index 147227f27..3bedea6c9 100644
--- a/turbo.json
+++ b/turbo.json
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     "EMAIL_PROVIDER",
     "MAINTENANCE_MODE",
     "NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_BASE_URL",
+    "NEXT_PUBLIC_SHORT_BASE_URL",
     "NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION",
     "NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL",
     "NEXT_PUBLIC_BETA",