diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/config.py b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
index d7c7953..8a559a4 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/config.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
@@ -77,3 +77,5 @@ state_dir=os.environ.get('XDG_STATE_HOME', f"{os.environ['HOME']}/.local/state")
 colorscheme=f"{state_dir}/qutebrowser/colorscheme.py"
 if os.path.isfile(colorscheme):
     config.source(colorscheme)
+
+c.url.start_pages = "https://start.duckduckgo.com/html"