diff --git a/scripts/netmaker.default.env b/scripts/netmaker.default.env
index 7b46d16e..8b52abd0 100644
--- a/scripts/netmaker.default.env
+++ b/scripts/netmaker.default.env
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ EMAIL_SENDER_USER=
 # sender smtp password
 EMAIL_SENDER_PASSWORD=
 # default domain for internal DNS lookup
-DEFAULT_DOMAIN=hosted.nm
+DEFAULT_DOMAIN=nm.internal
 # managed dns setting, set to true to resolve dns entries on netmaker network
 MANAGE_DNS=true
 # set to true, old acl is supported, otherwise, old acl is disabled