diff --git a/defaults.yml b/defaults.yml
index 4d304b25..e0779d39 100644
--- a/defaults.yml
+++ b/defaults.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ drupal:
 
       # REQUIRED: Your site's URI; the default should be the URI of your local
       # development environment.
-      uri: "https://${projectname}.local"
+      uri: "https://${projectname}.ddev.site"
 
       # Customizing the following values is OPTIONAL. If these values are not
       # explicitly configured, they will be set in the-build.xml based on the