diff --git a/lib/moodlelib.php b/lib/moodlelib.php
index fb1423b91f9..dc8b0b0d547 100644
--- a/lib/moodlelib.php
+++ b/lib/moodlelib.php
@@ -487,9 +487,9 @@ define('HOMEPAGE_MY', 1);
 define('HOMEPAGE_USER', 2);
 
 /**
- * Moodle.net url (should be moodle.net)
+ * URL of the Moodle sites registration portal.
  */
-define('HUB_MOODLEORGHUBURL', "https://moodle.net");
+defined('HUB_MOODLEORGHUBURL') || define('HUB_MOODLEORGHUBURL', 'https://stats.moodle.org');
 
 /**
  * Moodle mobile app service name