diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index 7f63a0a396..1fec46f0be 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
   pleroma_fe: %{
     theme: "pleroma-dark",
     logo: "/static/logo.png",
-    background: "/static/aurora_borealis.jpg",
+    background: "/images/city.jpg",
     redirectRootNoLogin: "/main/all",
     redirectRootLogin: "/main/friends",
     showInstanceSpecificPanel: true,
diff --git a/priv/static/images/city.jpg b/priv/static/images/city.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c322047194
Binary files /dev/null and b/priv/static/images/city.jpg differ