diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/apps/app/app.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/apps/app/app.element.ts
index 5b6843e6d8..a63df15c3e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/apps/app/app.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/apps/app/app.element.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export class UmbAppElement extends UmbLitElement {
 	 * @remarks This is the base URL of the Umbraco server, not the base URL of the backoffice.
 	 */
 	@property({ type: String })
-	serverUrl = '';
+	serverUrl = window.location.origin;
 
 	/**
 	 * The base path of the backoffice.