diff --git a/scripts/install.ps1 b/scripts/install.ps1
index 7fc4c7c5a6..3ebab8bfb0 100644
--- a/scripts/install.ps1
+++ b/scripts/install.ps1
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ if(!(Test-Path -Path $outputDir )){
 [string]$letsEncrypt = "n"
 [string]$domain = $( Read-Host "(!) Enter the domain name for your bitwarden instance (ex. bitwarden.company.com)" )
 
+if($domain -eq "") {
+    $domain = "localhost"
+}
+
 if($domain -ne "localhost") {
     $letsEncrypt = $( Read-Host "(!) Do you want to use Let's Encrypt to generate a free SSL certificate? (y/n)" )
 
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 2c71c363fc..318f2727df 100644
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ mkdir -p $OUTPUT_DIR
 LETS_ENCRYPT="n"
 read -p "(!) Enter the domain name for your bitwarden instance (ex. bitwarden.company.com): " DOMAIN
 
+if [ "$DOMAIN" == "" ]
+then
+    DOMAIN="localhost"
+fi
+
 if [ "$DOMAIN" != "localhost" ]
 then
     read -p "(!) Do you want to use Let's Encrypt to generate a free SSL certificate? (y/n): " LETS_ENCRYPT