diff --git a/settings/default.py b/settings/default.py
index af32ed0dac389f5c718b3426242793d916e5ba25..71f52c8d3b8439871c0c51077f9ad9f28b9340e0 100644
--- a/settings/default.py
+++ b/settings/default.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ DATABASES = {
 
 # SkyAlert
 
-SKYALERT_IVORN_PATTERN = "ivo://gwnet/%s"
+SKYALERT_IVORN_PATTERN = "ivo://gwnet#%s"
 SKYALERT_ROLE          = "test"
 SKYALERT_DESCRIPTION   = "Report of a candidate gravitational wave event"
 SKYALERT_SUBMITTERS = ['Patrick Brady', 'Brian Moe']