diff --git a/modules/desktop/files/etc/firefox-esr/prefs.js b/modules/desktop/files/etc/firefox-esr/prefs.js
index a17717b97700121f1c2d127a2a6dda286f0f048f..35598f7fe6232b865bbec2b7351c744933c43316 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/files/etc/firefox-esr/prefs.js
+++ b/modules/desktop/files/etc/firefox-esr/prefs.js
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run", false);
 pref("browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max", false);
 pref("browser.download.useDownloadDir", false);
 pref("privacy.donottrackheader.enabled", true);
-pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://ccc-ffm.de/getting-started/");
+pref("browser.startup.homepage", "data:text/plain,browser.startup.homepage=http://ccc-ffm.de/getting-started/");