diff --git a/src/Components/Facility/Consultations/Feed.tsx b/src/Components/Facility/Consultations/Feed.tsx
index 0389fe298dc..43d5b89cb38 100644
--- a/src/Components/Facility/Consultations/Feed.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Facility/Consultations/Feed.tsx
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ export const Feed: React.FC<IFeedProps> = ({ consultationId, facilityId }) => {
   const [isFullscreen, setFullscreen] = useFullscreen();
   const [videoStartTime, setVideoStartTime] = useState<Date | null>(null);
   const [statusReported, setStatusReported] = useState(false);
+  const [facilityMiddlewareHostname, setFacilityMiddlewareHostname] =
+    useState("");
   const authUser = useAuthUser();
 
-  let facilityMiddlewareHostname = "";
-
   useQuery(routes.getPermittedFacility, {
     pathParams: { id: facilityId || "" },
     onResponse: ({ res, data }) => {
       if (res && res.status === 200 && data && data.middleware_address) {
-        facilityMiddlewareHostname = data.middleware_address;
+        setFacilityMiddlewareHostname(data.middleware_address);
       }
     },
   });