diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0051_auto_20201005_2142.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0051_auto_20201005_2142.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f25f77d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0051_auto_20201005_2142.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.0.7 on 2020-10-05 21:42
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('bookwyrm', '0050_auto_20201002_2156'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='sitesettings',
+            name='name',
+            field=models.CharField(default='BookWyrm', max_length=100),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/site.py b/bookwyrm/models/site.py
index fbf789a03..24eb673c4 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/site.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/site.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from .user import User
 
 class SiteSettings(models.Model):
     ''' customized settings for this instance '''
-    name = models.CharField(default=DOMAIN, max_length=100)
+    name = models.CharField(default='BookWyrm', max_length=100)
     instance_description = models.TextField(
         default="This instance has no description.")
     code_of_conduct = models.TextField(