diff --git a/src/pretix/settings.py b/src/pretix/settings.py
index 51a86ce0c1..51837c6f6c 100644
--- a/src/pretix/settings.py
+++ b/src/pretix/settings.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ DATABASES = {
 
 STATIC_URL = config.get('urls', 'static', fallback='/static/')
 
-MEDIA_URL = config.get('urls', 'media', fallback='https://cdn.pretix.space/')
+MEDIA_URL = config.get('urls', 'media', fallback='/media/')
 
 PRETIX_INSTANCE_NAME = config.get('pretix', 'instance_name', fallback='pretix.de')
 PRETIX_REGISTRATION = config.getboolean('pretix', 'registration', fallback=True)