diff --git a/operator_setup.sh b/operator_setup.sh
index 566a73b..83b2e07 100755
--- a/operator_setup.sh
+++ b/operator_setup.sh
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ if [[ "$enable_alerter" =~ ^[yY]$ ]]; then
     prompt_default alerter_type "Alerter type (1-3)" "1"
     if [[ "$alerter_type" == "1" ]]; then
         BB_ALERTER_TYPE="matrix"
-        prompt_default matrix_hs "Homeserver URL" "https://m.example.org"
+        prompt_default matrix_hs "Homeserver URL" ""
         prompt_default matrix_room "Room ID (e.g. !abc123:homeserver)" ""
         prompt_default matrix_token "Bot access token" ""
         BB_ALERTER_MATRIX_HS="$matrix_hs"