diff --git a/app/views/shared/_social_media_meta_tags.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_social_media_meta_tags.html.erb
index af48d2bda..01811be41 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_social_media_meta_tags.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_social_media_meta_tags.html.erb
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
 <meta name="twitter:image" content="<%= root_url + (local_assigns[:twitter_image_url] || "social_media_icon_twitter.png") %>" />
 <!-- Facebook OG -->
 <meta id="ogtitle" property="og:title" content="<%= local_assigns[:social_title] || setting["meta_title"] %>" />
-<% if setting["url"] %>
-  <meta property="article:publisher" content="<%= setting["url"] %>" />
-<% end %>
+<meta property="article:publisher" content="<%= root_url %>" />
 <% if setting["facebook_handle"] %>
   <meta property="article:author" content="https://www.facebook.com/<%= setting["facebook_handle"] %>" />
 <% end %>
diff --git a/spec/system/social_media_meta_tags_spec.rb b/spec/system/social_media_meta_tags_spec.rb
index b7e751396..f5b52412c 100644
--- a/spec/system/social_media_meta_tags_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/social_media_meta_tags_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ describe "Social media meta tags" do
       "Citizen participation tool for an open, transparent and democratic government."
     end
     let(:twitter_handle) { "@consul_test" }
-    let(:url) { "http://consul.dev" }
     let(:facebook_handle) { "consultest" }
     let(:org_name) { "CONSUL TEST" }
 
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ describe "Social media meta tags" do
       Setting["meta_title"] = meta_title
       Setting["meta_description"] = meta_description
       Setting["twitter_handle"] = twitter_handle
-      Setting["url"] = url
       Setting["facebook_handle"] = facebook_handle
       Setting["org_name"] = org_name
     end
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ describe "Social media meta tags" do
       expect(page).to have_meta "twitter:description", with: meta_description
       expect(page).to have_meta "twitter:image", with: "#{app_host}/social_media_icon_twitter.png"
       expect(page).to have_property "og:title", with: meta_title
-      expect(page).to have_property "article:publisher", with: url
+      expect(page).to have_property "article:publisher", with: "#{app_host}/"
       expect(page).to have_property "article:author", with: "https://www.facebook.com/#{facebook_handle}"
       expect(page).to have_property "og:url", with: "#{app_host}/"
       expect(page).to have_property "og:image", with: "#{app_host}/social_media_icon.png"