diff --git a/source/packages/com_mokowaas/admin/src/Controller/DisplayController.php b/source/packages/com_mokowaas/admin/src/Controller/DisplayController.php
index 928c7fbb..97ca62f0 100644
--- a/source/packages/com_mokowaas/admin/src/Controller/DisplayController.php
+++ b/source/packages/com_mokowaas/admin/src/Controller/DisplayController.php
@@ -101,6 +101,26 @@ class DisplayController extends BaseController
 			$params = new \Joomla\Registry\Registry($monitorPlugin->params);
 			$baseUrl = rtrim($params->get('base_url', ''), '/');
 
+			// Fall back to manifest XML default if not yet saved in params
+			if (empty($baseUrl))
+			{
+				$manifestFile = JPATH_PLUGINS . '/system/mokowaas_monitor/mokowaas_monitor.xml';
+
+				if (is_file($manifestFile))
+				{
+					$xml = simplexml_load_file($manifestFile);
+
+					if ($xml)
+					{
+						foreach ($xml->xpath('//field[@name="base_url"]') as $field)
+						{
+							$baseUrl = rtrim((string) $field['default'], '/');
+							break;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
 			if (empty($baseUrl))
 			{
 				$this->jsonResponse(['success' => false, 'message' => 'MokoWaaSHQ URL not configured in monitor plugin.']);