diff --git a/lib/discourse_hub.rb b/lib/discourse_hub.rb
index e174cf065a5..3176902c849 100644
--- a/lib/discourse_hub.rb
+++ b/lib/discourse_hub.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module DiscourseHub
 
   def self.hub_base_url
     if Rails.env.production?
-      'https://api.discourse.org/api'
+      ENV['HUB_BASE_URL'] || 'https://api.discourse.org/api'
     else
       ENV['HUB_BASE_URL'] || 'http://local.hub:3000/api'
     end