diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/recording.controller.ts b/backend/src/controllers/recording.controller.ts
index 5c525ec..633c24a 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/recording.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/recording.controller.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const startRecording = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 		const recordingInfo = await recordingService.startRecording(roomId);
 		res.setHeader(
 			'Location',
-			`${req.protocol}://${req.get('host')}${INTERNAL_CONFIG.INTERNAL_API_BASE_PATH_V1}/recordings/${recordingInfo.recordingId}`
+			`${req.protocol}://${req.get('host')}${INTERNAL_CONFIG.API_BASE_PATH_V1}/recordings/${recordingInfo.recordingId}`
 		);
 
 		return res.status(201).json(recordingInfo);
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export const stopRecording = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 		const recordingInfo = await recordingService.stopRecording(recordingId);
 		res.setHeader(
 			'Location',
-			`${req.protocol}://${req.get('host')}${INTERNAL_CONFIG.INTERNAL_API_BASE_PATH_V1}/recordings/${recordingId}`
+			`${req.protocol}://${req.get('host')}${INTERNAL_CONFIG.API_BASE_PATH_V1}/recordings/${recordingId}`
 		);
 		return res.status(202).json(recordingInfo);
 	} catch (error) {
diff --git a/backend/tests/helpers/assertion-helpers.ts b/backend/tests/helpers/assertion-helpers.ts
index 558b571..410f8e6 100644
--- a/backend/tests/helpers/assertion-helpers.ts
+++ b/backend/tests/helpers/assertion-helpers.ts
@@ -182,15 +182,12 @@ const expectObjectFields = (obj: any, present: string[] = [], absent: string[] =
 	});
 };
 
+// Validate recording location header in the response
 export const expectValidRecordingLocationHeader = (response: any) => {
-	// const locationRegex = new RegExp(
-	// 	`^http://127\\.0\\.0\\.1:\\d+/+${RECORDINGS_PATH.replace(/\//g, '\\/')}/${recordingId}$`
-	// );
-	// expect(response.headers.location).toMatch(locationRegex);
-	expect(response.headers.location).toBeDefined();
-	expect(response.headers.location).toContain('127.0.0.1');
-	expect(response.headers.location).toContain(RECORDINGS_PATH);
-	expect(response.headers.location).toContain(response.body.recordingId);
+	const locationHeader = response.headers.location;
+	expect(locationHeader).toBeDefined();
+	const locationHeaderUrl = new URL(locationHeader);
+	expect(locationHeaderUrl.pathname).toBe(`${INTERNAL_CONFIG.API_BASE_PATH_V1}/recordings/${response.body.recordingId}`);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -326,7 +323,12 @@ export const expectSuccessRecordingMediaResponse = (
 export const expectValidStartRecordingResponse = (response: any, roomId: string) => {
 	expect(response.status).toBe(201);
 	expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('recordingId');
+
+	expectValidRecordingLocationHeader(response);
+
 	const recordingId = response.body.recordingId;
+	expect(recordingId).toBeDefined();
+
 	expect(recordingId).toContain(roomId);
 	expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('roomId', roomId);
 	expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('startDate');
@@ -346,6 +348,8 @@ export const expectValidStopRecordingResponse = (response: any, recordingId: str
 	expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('filename');
 	expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('startDate');
 	expect(response.body).toHaveProperty('duration', expect.any(Number));
+
+	expectValidRecordingLocationHeader(response);
 };
 
 export const expectValidGetRecordingResponse = (
diff --git a/backend/tests/integration/api/recordings/start-recording.test.ts b/backend/tests/integration/api/recordings/start-recording.test.ts
index 13f84b4..2fb7af4 100644
--- a/backend/tests/integration/api/recordings/start-recording.test.ts
+++ b/backend/tests/integration/api/recordings/start-recording.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { errorRoomNotFound } from '../../../../src/models/error.model.js';
 import { MeetRoom } from '../../../../src/typings/ce/index.js';
 import {
 	expectValidationError,
-	expectValidRecordingLocationHeader,
 	expectValidStartRecordingResponse,
 	expectValidStopRecordingResponse
 } from '../../../helpers/assertion-helpers.js';
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ describe('Recording API Tests', () => {
 			const recordingId = response.body.recordingId;
 			expectValidStartRecordingResponse(response, room.roomId);
 
-			expectValidRecordingLocationHeader(response);
 			const stopResponse = await stopRecording(recordingId, moderatorCookie);
 			expectValidStopRecordingResponse(stopResponse, recordingId, room.roomId);
 		});
@@ -66,8 +64,6 @@ describe('Recording API Tests', () => {
 			const recordingId = response.body.recordingId;
 			expectValidStartRecordingResponse(response, room.roomId);
 
-			expectValidRecordingLocationHeader(response);
-
 			const storageService = container.get(MeetStorageService);
 
 			const recSecrets = await storageService.getAccessRecordingSecrets(recordingId);