diff --git a/config.sample.json b/config.sample.json
index ade112e8737..88c0e3a92c2 100644
--- a/config.sample.json
+++ b/config.sample.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "default_server_config": {
         "m.homeserver": {
-            "base_url": "https://matrix.org",
+            "base_url": "https://matrix-client.matrix.org",
             "server_name": "matrix.org"
         },
         "m.identity_server": {