diff --git a/src/views/app.js b/src/views/app.js
index 1841555d5..b0bf1d3dd 100644
--- a/src/views/app.js
+++ b/src/views/app.js
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
         addAlternateDomain: function (event) {
             event.preventDefault();
             $scope.location.alternateDomains.push({
-                domain: $scope.domains[0],
+                domain: $scope.domains.filter(function (d) { return d.domain === $scope.app.domain; })[0], // pre-select app's domain by default
                 subdomain: ''
             });
         },