diff --git a/support/hololens/ServoApp/DefaultUrl.h b/support/hololens/ServoApp/DefaultUrl.h
index ba1719dc530..e2912b524a5 100644
--- a/support/hololens/ServoApp/DefaultUrl.h
+++ b/support/hololens/ServoApp/DefaultUrl.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#define FALLBACK_DEFAULT_URL L"https://servo.org/hl-home/"
+
 // For development purpose.
 // Will override shell.homepage preference:
 // #define OVERRIDE_DEFAULT_URL L"data:text/html,<input>"
diff --git a/support/hololens/ServoApp/ServoControl/Servo.cpp b/support/hololens/ServoApp/ServoControl/Servo.cpp
index 293fcb0d9dc..3496610ed86 100644
--- a/support/hololens/ServoApp/ServoControl/Servo.cpp
+++ b/support/hololens/ServoApp/ServoControl/Servo.cpp
@@ -327,7 +327,9 @@ void Servo::GoHome() {
   ApplicationDataContainer localSettings =
       ApplicationData::Current().LocalSettings();
   auto prefs = localSettings.Containers().Lookup(L"servoUserPrefs");
-  auto home = unbox_value<hstring>(prefs.Values().Lookup(L"shell.homepage"));
+  auto home_pref = prefs.Values().Lookup(L"shell.homepage");
+  auto home =
+      home_pref ? unbox_value<hstring>(home_pref) : FALLBACK_DEFAULT_URL;
   LoadUri(home);
 }