diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index ed1bca6b..196fb119 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 {
-  "defaultHomeserver": 1,
-  "homeserverList": ["converser.eu", "matrix.org", "mozilla.org", "unredacted.org", "xmr.se"],
+  "defaultHomeserver": 0,
+  "homeserverList": [
+    "gamecult.org",
+    "converser.eu",
+    "matrix.org",
+    "mozilla.org",
+    "unredacted.org",
+    "xmr.se"
+  ],
   "allowCustomHomeservers": true,
   "featuredCommunities": {
     "openAsDefault": false,
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useClientConfig.test.ts b/src/app/hooks/useClientConfig.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2004d2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useClientConfig.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { clientDefaultServer } from './useClientConfig';
+import config from '../../../config.json';
+
+describe('default homeserver', () => {
+  it('is gamecult.org when the config names none', () => {
+    expect(clientDefaultServer({})).toBe('gamecult.org');
+    expect(clientDefaultServer({ homeserverList: [] })).toBe('gamecult.org');
+  });
+
+  it('is the listed server the config points at', () => {
+    expect(
+      clientDefaultServer({ homeserverList: ['chat.gamecult.org'], defaultHomeserver: 0 })
+    ).toBe('chat.gamecult.org');
+  });
+
+  it('is gamecult.org in the repo config.json too', () => {
+    expect(clientDefaultServer(config)).toBe('gamecult.org');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useClientConfig.ts b/src/app/hooks/useClientConfig.ts
index bcf1c475..4e09905d 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/useClientConfig.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useClientConfig.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function useClientConfig(): ClientConfig {
 }
 
 export const clientDefaultServer = (clientConfig: ClientConfig): string =>
-  clientConfig.homeserverList?.[clientConfig.defaultHomeserver ?? 0] ?? 'matrix.org';
+  clientConfig.homeserverList?.[clientConfig.defaultHomeserver ?? 0] ?? 'gamecult.org';
 
 export const clientAllowedServer = (clientConfig: ClientConfig, server: string): boolean => {
   const { homeserverList, allowCustomHomeservers } = clientConfig;