diff --git a/kibicara/config.py b/kibicara/config.py
index 32954d0..bbf1ab7 100644
--- a/kibicara/config.py
+++ b/kibicara/config.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from pytoml import load
 config = {
     'database_connection': 'sqlite:////tmp/kibicara.sqlite',
     'frontend_path': None,
+    'root_url': 'http://localhost:8000/',
 }
 
 parser = OptionParser()