diff --git a/server/app/static/widget_dialog_photos.js b/server/app/static/widget_dialog_photos.js
index 81f6aae..39fc778 100644
--- a/server/app/static/widget_dialog_photos.js
+++ b/server/app/static/widget_dialog_photos.js
@@ -73,7 +73,12 @@ async function savePhotoSettings() {
 function initPhotosDialog() {
   document.getElementById('load-albums').addEventListener('click', async () => {
     try {
-      const resp = await fetch(`${window.FRAME_API}/albums`);
+      // /albums is frame-level (routers/api_frames.py) -- it lists the
+      // frame owner's whole Immich library, not something scoped to
+      // this one photo widget -- so it uses window.FRAME_BASE_API (the
+      // stable frame-level base), not window.FRAME_API (repointed to
+      // this widget's own API base while the dialog is open).
+      const resp = await fetch(`${window.FRAME_BASE_API}/albums`);
       if (!resp.ok) {
         throw new Error(await apiError(resp));
       }