diff --git a/tlapbot/default_config.py b/tlapbot/default_config.py
index 2cb5bc2..1afe300 100644
--- a/tlapbot/default_config.py
+++ b/tlapbot/default_config.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 SECRET_KEY='dev'
 DATABASE='./instance/tlapbot.sqlite'
-OWNCAST_ACCESS_TOKEN=''
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+OWNCAST_ACCESS_TOKEN=''
+OWNCAST_INSTANCE_URL='http://localhost:8080'
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diff --git a/tlapbot/owncastWebhooks.py b/tlapbot/owncastWebhooks.py
index 776d46a..0029fcd 100644
--- a/tlapbot/owncastWebhooks.py
+++ b/tlapbot/owncastWebhooks.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def addUserToDatabase(user_id, db):
         print("To user:", user_id)
 
 def sendChat(message): # TODO: url to constant?
-    url = 'http://localhost:8080/api/integrations/chat/send'
+    url = current_app.config['OWNCAST_INSTANCE_URL'] + '/api/integrations/chat/send'
     headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer " + current_app.config['OWNCAST_ACCESS_TOKEN']}
     r = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json={"body": message})
     return r.json()