diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/MessageFormatter.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/MessageFormatter.cs
index d8e02e5b6d..3c6df31462 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/MessageFormatter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/MessageFormatter.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
                                     .Split('/').Last(); // only keep domain name, ignoring protocol.
         }
 
-        private static string websiteRootUrl;
+        private static string websiteRootUrl = "osu.ppy.sh";
 
         private static void handleMatches(Regex regex, string display, string link, MessageFormatterResult result, int startIndex = 0, LinkAction? linkActionOverride = null, char[] escapeChars = null)
         {