diff --git a/services/datamanager/builtin/builtin.go b/services/datamanager/builtin/builtin.go
index 8a8bcd7af4e..a65df445d95 100644
--- a/services/datamanager/builtin/builtin.go
+++ b/services/datamanager/builtin/builtin.go
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ func (svc *builtIn) uploadData(cancelCtx context.Context, intervalMins float64)
 
 func isOffline() bool {
 	timeout := 5 * time.Second
-	_, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", "viam.com:443", timeout)
+	_, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", "app.viam.com:443", timeout)
 	// If there's an error, the system is likely offline.
 	return err != nil
 }