diff --git a/config/settings-default.yaml b/config/settings-default.yaml
index 0d76039..4255e6c 100644
--- a/config/settings-default.yaml
+++ b/config/settings-default.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ip-from-header: "_env:IP_FROM_HEADER:false"
 # requests are federated and which are for this instance, and for generating
 # URLs. The database relies on this value, and you shouldn't change it once
 # you deploy an instance.
-instance-host:  "_env:INSTANCE_HOST:vervis.localhost"
+instance-host:  "_env:INSTANCE_HOST:localhost"
 
 # Encryption key file for encrypting the session cookie sent to clients
 client-session-key:     config/client_session_key.aes