-

diff --git a/DuolingoMobile/Metadata/DuolingoMobile-Info.plist b/DuolingoMobile/Metadata/DuolingoMobile-Info.plist
index 158fdec12..89b58155a 100644
--- a/DuolingoMobile/Metadata/DuolingoMobile-Info.plist
+++ b/DuolingoMobile/Metadata/DuolingoMobile-Info.plist
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>APPL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>5.2.18</string>
+	<string>5.2.20</string>
 	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
 	<string>????</string>
 	<key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 		</dict>
 	</array>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>5.2.18.0</string>
+	<string>5.2.20.0</string>
 	<key>FacebookAppID</key>
 	<string>234536436609303</string>
 	<key>FacebookDisplayName</key>
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@
 		<string>MuseoSansRounded-700.otf</string>
 	</array>
 	<key>UIBackgroundModes</key>
-	<array>
-	</array>
+	<array/>
 	<key>UILaunchStoryboardName</key>
 	<string>LaunchScreen</string>
 	<key>UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities</key>
diff --git a/DuolingoMobile/Sources/Library/Networking/DUOWebManager.m b/DuolingoMobile/Sources/Library/Networking/DUOWebManager.m
index 07a11b7ba..ebe367ac1 100644
--- a/DuolingoMobile/Sources/Library/Networking/DUOWebManager.m
+++ b/DuolingoMobile/Sources/Library/Networking/DUOWebManager.m
@@ -565,20 +565,22 @@ - (void)checkForcedOfflineTimer
 - (NSString *)baseAPIURLString
 {
     // Check if a custom API URL command line argument is present.
-    NSString *testHostURLString = DUOCommandLineCustomAPIURL();
-    if (!testHostURLString) {
-        testHostURLString = self.testAPIHost;
-    }
-    
-    self.usingTestHost = testHostURLString != nil;
-    NSString *APIHostString = self.usingTestHost ? testHostURLString : nil;
+    return @"https://next-8.duolingo.com";
 
-    if (APIHostString) {
-        return APIHostString;
-    } else {
-        NSString *defaultString = DUOAppIsInChina() ? kDUOChinaBaseURLString : kDUODefaultBaseURLString;
-        return [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] objectForKey:kDUOCachedAPIDomainKey] ?: defaultString;
-    }
+//    NSString *testHostURLString = DUOCommandLineCustomAPIURL();
+//    if (!testHostURLString) {
+//        testHostURLString = self.testAPIHost;
+//    }
+//
+//    self.usingTestHost = testHostURLString != nil;
+//    NSString *APIHostString = self.usingTestHost ? testHostURLString : nil;
+//
+//    if (APIHostString) {
+//        return APIHostString;
+//    } else {
+//        NSString *defaultString = DUOAppIsInChina() ? kDUOChinaBaseURLString : kDUODefaultBaseURLString;
+//        return [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] objectForKey:kDUOCachedAPIDomainKey] ?: defaultString;
+//    }
 }
 
 - (void)setBaseAPIURLString:(NSString *)baseAPIURLString