diff --git a/lib/moodlelib.php b/lib/moodlelib.php
index 334ff65d4b8..97ef382cfc1 100644
--- a/lib/moodlelib.php
+++ b/lib/moodlelib.php
@@ -491,11 +491,10 @@ define('HOMEPAGE_USER', 2);
  */
 define('HUB_HUBDIRECTORYURL', "https://hubdirectory.moodle.org");
 
-
 /**
- * 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');
 define('HUB_OLDMOODLEORGHUBURL', "http://hub.moodle.org");
 
 /**