diff --git a/zproject/settings.py b/zproject/settings.py
index 545fde998f..86a81562ea 100644
--- a/zproject/settings.py
+++ b/zproject/settings.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ if USING_STATSD:
     if LOCAL_STATSD:
         STATSD_HOST = 'localhost'
     else:
-        STATSD_HOST = '10.252.2.167'
+        STATSD_HOST = 'stats.zulip.net'
 
     INSTALLED_APPS = ('django_statsd',) + INSTALLED_APPS
     STATSD_PORT = 8125