diff --git a/lib/config_def.yaml b/lib/config_def.yaml
index 62e548995..2eac03f1c 100644
--- a/lib/config_def.yaml
+++ b/lib/config_def.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 storage: ./storage
 
 title: Sinopia
-# root: http://my.custom.domain.com
 # logo: logo.png
 
 # a list of other known repositories we can talk to
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index ed691de27..fe8422b4b 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ module.exports = function(config_hash) {
 			res.send(template({
 				name:       config.title || "Sinopia",
 				packages:   packages,
-				baseUrl:    config.root || req.protocol + '://' + req.get('host') + '/'
+				baseUrl:    config.url_prefix || req.protocol + '://' + req.get('host') + '/'
 			}));
 		});
 	});