diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index ed143fee..446b5402 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ module Sutty
     end
 
     def nodes
-      @nodes ||= ENV.fetch('SUTTY_NODES', '').split(',')
+      @nodes ||= ENV.fetch('SUTTY_NODES', 'anarres.sutty.nl').split(',')
     end
   end
 end