diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/DomainInfo.h b/libraries/shared/src/DomainInfo.h
index 35564e7cd8..da65525f9d 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/DomainInfo.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/DomainInfo.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "HifiSockAddr.h"
 
-const QString DEFAULT_DOMAIN_HOSTNAME = "root.highfidelity.io";
+const QString DEFAULT_DOMAIN_HOSTNAME = "alpha.highfidelity.io";
 const unsigned short DEFAULT_DOMAIN_SERVER_PORT = 40102;
 
 class DomainInfo : public QObject {