diff --git a/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini.j2 b/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini.j2
index 7b97a94a3..39bda2087 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini.j2
+++ b/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini.j2
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ FILE_EXTENSIONS = .md,.markdown,.mdown,.mkd
 [server]
 ; The protocol the server listens on. One of 'http', 'https', 'unix' or 'fcgi'.
 PROTOCOL = http
-DOMAIN = box
-ROOT_URL = %(PROTOCOL)s://%(DOMAIN)s{{ gitea_url }}/
+DOMAIN = localhost
+ROOT_URL = %(PROTOCOL)s://%(DOMAIN)s:%(HTTP_PORT)s/
 ; The address to listen on. Either a IPv4/IPv6 address or the path to a unix socket.
 HTTP_ADDR = 0.0.0.0
 HTTP_PORT = {{ gitea_port }}