diff --git a/etc/zuul.conf-sample b/etc/zuul.conf-sample
index 6c91c8f..d421632 100644
--- a/etc/zuul.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/zuul.conf-sample
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@
 pidfile=/var/run/zuul/zuul.pid
 state_dir=/var/lib/zuul
 git_dir=/var/lib/zuul/git
+status_url=https://jenkins.example.com/zuul/status