--- wbapi.request.inc
+++ wbapi.request.inc
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
    */
   function __construct($lang) {
     global $language;
-    $this->url = 'http://' . variable_get('wbapi_url', 'open.worldbank.org');
+    $this->url = 'http://' . variable_get('wbapi_url', 'api.worldbank.org');
 
     if (!empty($lang)) {
       $this->language = $lang;