--- a/autoland/ui/src/components/AutolandController.jsx
+++ b/autoland/ui/src/components/AutolandController.jsx
@@ -65,17 +65,17 @@ class AutolandController extends React.C
           this.resetStateWithUpdates({
             error: 'Response from landing request could not be parsed.',
           });
         });
       });
   };
 
   onTryLand = tryString => {
-    alert(`Landed to try with string: ${tryString}`);
+    if (tryString) { return; }
     this.setState({ hideTry: true });
   };
 
   renderTryChooser() {
     let tryChooser = null;
     if (!this.state.hideTry) {
       tryChooser = (
         <TryChooser

--- a/autoland/ui/src/constants.js
+++ b/autoland/ui/src/constants.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+const hostname = window.location.hostname;
+
 const UI_PRODUCTION_HOSTNAME = 'autoland.mozilla.org';
 const API_PRODUCTION_ORIGIN = 'https://api.autoland.mozilla.org';
-const API_DEVELOPMENT_ORIGIN = `http://${window.location.hostname}:9999`;
-export const API_HOST = window.location.hostname === UI_PRODUCTION_HOSTNAME ? API_PRODUCTION_ORIGIN : API_DEVELOPMENT_ORIGIN;
+const API_DEVELOPMENT_ORIGIN = `http://${hostname}:9999`;
+
+export const API_HOST = (hostname === UI_PRODUCTION_HOSTNAME ?
+                                      API_PRODUCTION_ORIGIN :
+                                      API_DEVELOPMENT_ORIGIN);
 export const AUTOLAND_POST_ENDPOINT = '...';