diff --git a/src/ringdht/namedirectory.h b/src/ringdht/namedirectory.h
index a1d0a823c7da410d780a479f244863aa6271bde1..7528bef1a0c003df5e785d48465006fe7f0617c3 100644
--- a/src/ringdht/namedirectory.h
+++ b/src/ringdht/namedirectory.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    constexpr static const char* const DEFAULT_SERVER_HOST = "5.196.89.112:3000";
+    constexpr static const char* const DEFAULT_SERVER_HOST = "ns.ring.cx";
 
     const std::string serverHost_ {DEFAULT_SERVER_HOST};
     const std::string cachePath_;