diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 5b4449c..eaeed3b 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Configuration
 - ``CREDENTIALS_EXTRA_PIP_REQUIREMENTS`` (default: ``[]``)
 - ``CREDENTIALS_FAVICON_URL`` (default: ``"https://edx-cdn.org/v3/default/favicon.ico"``)
 - ``CREDENTIALS_HOST`` (default: ``"credentials.{{ LMS_HOST }}"``)
+- ``CREDENTIALS_LMS_URL_ROOT`` (default: ``"{{ LMS_HOST }}"``)
 - ``CREDENTIALS_LOGO_TRADEMARK_URL`` (default: ``"https://edx-cdn.org/v3/default/logo-trademark.svg"``)
 - ``CREDENTIALS_LOGO_TRADEMARK_URL_PNG`` (default: ``"https://edx-cdn.org/v3/default/logo-trademark.png"``)
 - ``CREDENTIALS_LOGO_TRADEMARK_URL_SVG`` (default: ``"https://edx-cdn.org/v3/default/logo-trademark.svg"``)
diff --git a/tutorcredentials/plugin.py b/tutorcredentials/plugin.py
index 76c2014..abbd435 100644
--- a/tutorcredentials/plugin.py
+++ b/tutorcredentials/plugin.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ config = {
         "EXTRA_PIP_REQUIREMENTS": [],
         "FAVICON_URL": "https://edx-cdn.org/v3/default/favicon.ico",
         "HOST": "credentials.{{ LMS_HOST }}",
+        "LMS_URL_ROOT": "{{ LMS_HOST }}",
         "LOGO_TRADEMARK_URL": "https://edx-cdn.org/v3/default/logo-trademark.svg",
         "LOGO_TRADEMARK_URL_PNG": "https://edx-cdn.org/v3/default/logo-trademark.png",
         "LOGO_TRADEMARK_URL_SVG": "https://edx-cdn.org/v3/default/logo-trademark.svg",
diff --git a/tutorcredentials/templates/credentials/tasks/credentials/init b/tutorcredentials/templates/credentials/tasks/credentials/init
index f6d20b2..52e2bb3 100644
--- a/tutorcredentials/templates/credentials/tasks/credentials/init
+++ b/tutorcredentials/templates/credentials/tasks/credentials/init
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ./manage.py create_or_update_site --site-domain {{ CREDENTIALS_HOST }} \
                                   --site-name {{ CREDENTIALS_SITE_NAME }} \
                                   --platform-name {{ PLATFORM_NAME }} \
-                                  --lms-url-root {{ LMS_URL_ROOT }} \
+                                  --lms-url-root {{ CREDENTIALS_LMS_URL_ROOT }} \
                                   --catalog-api-url {{ CREDENTIALS_CATALOG_API_URL }} \
                                   --tos-url {{ CREDENTIALS_TOS_URL }} \
                                   --privacy-policy-url {{ CREDENTIALS_PRIVACY_POLICY_URL }} \