diff --git a/SAS/TriggerServices/lib/trigger_service.py b/SAS/TriggerServices/lib/trigger_service.py
index 22a356e7b0043ee2d8564c8cb313c482d88ac41f..a9df61839c1861daddf343a373e16d375e55e461 100644
--- a/SAS/TriggerServices/lib/trigger_service.py
+++ b/SAS/TriggerServices/lib/trigger_service.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class ALERTHandler(VOEventListenerInterface):
     This class implements the VOEventListenerInterface in order to receive VO events for the ALERT project.
     """
     def __init__(self, broker_host='127.0.0.1', broker_port=8099, filter_for=None):
-        self._cache = TaskInfoCache(broker='scu001.control.lofar')
+        self._cache = TaskInfoCache()
         super(ALERTHandler, self).__init__(broker_host, broker_port, filter_for)
 
     def start_listening(self, blocking=False):