diff --git a/configuration/hardware-specific/vm.nix b/configuration/hardware-specific/vm.nix
index f17e7ee..b2e8826 100644
--- a/configuration/hardware-specific/vm.nix
+++ b/configuration/hardware-specific/vm.nix
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
   boot.kernelParams = ["nomodeset"];
 
   networking.hostName = "testvm";
-  # Sets the base domain for nginx to localhost so that we
-  # can easily test locally with the VM.
-  services.nginx.domain = "localhost";
+  # Sets the base domain for nginx to a local domain so that we can
+  # easily test locally with the VM.
+  services.nginx.domain = "dev.local";
 
   # Use the staging secrets
   sops.defaultSopsFile = lib.mkOverride 99 ../../keys/staging.yaml;