diff --git a/content/php/functions.php b/content/php/functions.php
index 73609c8..ca70061 100644
--- a/content/php/functions.php
+++ b/content/php/functions.php
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ $ini = parse_ini_file($ini_file, TRUE);
 
 // general constants
 $general = [
-  // site domain (used for building confirmation links)
-/*  'domain' => 'tobias-radloff.de', */
-  'domain' => 'localhost',
   // string concatenated with email address to create a non-recreatable md5 hash 
   'uniqueKey' => $ini['hash']['uniqueKey'], // works like password salt  
   // file name of confirm script
@@ -35,7 +32,7 @@ $general = [
   'notificationAddress' => 'webseite@tobias-radloff.de'
 ]; 
 // complete site URL
-$general['siteURL'] = 'https://' . $general['domain']; 
+$general['siteURL'] = $ini['general']['protocol'] . '://' . $ini['general']['domain']; 
 
 $smtp = $ini['smtp'];
 $db = $ini['db'];