diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/projects.ini.j2 b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/projects.ini.j2
index f2b36a917a..20b0d505d6 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/projects.ini.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/projects.ini.j2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ homepage=https://opendev.org
 acl-dir=/opt/project-config/gerrit/acls
 local-git-dir=/opt/lib/git
 jeepyb-cache-dir=/opt/lib/jeepyb
-gerrit-host=localhost
+gerrit-host={{ gerrit_vhost_name }}
 gerrit-user={{ gerrit_project_creator_user }}
 gerrit-committer=OpenDev Project Creator <openstack-infra@lists.openstack.org>
 gerrit-key=/home/gerrit2/review_site/etc/ssh_project_rsa_key