diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/controller/api.ts b/packages/desktop/src/controller/api.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx
index 24e7178..bbc08c7 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
 import { useMutation, useQuery } from "react-query";
 
 import axios from "axios";
+import { nirvanaApi } from "./nirvanaApi";
 
 export enum Querytypes {
   GET_USER_DETAILS = "GET_USER_DETAILS",
 }
 
-export const localHost = process.env.REACT_APP_API_DOMAIN;
-
 export function useGetUserDetails() {
-  return useQuery(Querytypes.GET_USER_DETAILS, () =>
-    axios({
-      method: "GET",
-      url: localHost + `/users`,
-      headers: { Authorization: "fake_id_token" },
-    })
-  );
+  return useQuery(Querytypes.GET_USER_DETAILS, nirvanaApi.getUserDetails, {
+    retry: true,
+  });
 }