diff --git a/biokb/biokb.py b/biokb/biokb.py
index 214e4c1fa65610ee516e8f1c23c8fa5fcf4c1816..31a7429f004413a1d46748f1b3b144fbf432ac2f 100644
--- a/biokb/biokb.py
+++ b/biokb/biokb.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class MalformedQueryException(BioKBClientException):
 
 
 class BioKBservice(TextMiningService):
-    def __init__(self, sparql_url="https://biokb.lcsb.uni.lu/sparql"):
+    def __init__(self, sparql_url="http://10.240.6.71:8890/sparql"):
         self.sparql = SPARQLWrapper(sparql_url)
         self.sparql.setRequestMethod(POSTDIRECTLY)
         super().__init__('BioKB',