diff --git a/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/VgnProvider.java b/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/VgnProvider.java
index 7d3cb919..07ce982c 100644
--- a/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/VgnProvider.java
+++ b/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/VgnProvider.java
@@ -36,9 +36,14 @@ import okhttp3.HttpUrl;
  * @author Andreas Schildbach
  */
 public class VgnProvider extends AbstractEfaProvider {
+    private static final HttpUrl API_BASE = HttpUrl.parse("https://efa.vgn.de/vgn/");
     private static final String DEPARTURE_MONITOR_ENDPOINT = "XML_DM_REQUEST";
     private static final String TRIP_ENDPOINT = "XML_TRIP_REQUEST2";
 
+    public VgnProvider() {
+        this(API_BASE);
+    }
+
     public VgnProvider(final HttpUrl apiBase) {
         super(NetworkId.VGN, apiBase, DEPARTURE_MONITOR_ENDPOINT, TRIP_ENDPOINT, null, null);
     }
diff --git a/enabler/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/VgnProviderLiveTest.java b/enabler/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/VgnProviderLiveTest.java
index 2da46f63..cea54e29 100644
--- a/enabler/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/VgnProviderLiveTest.java
+++ b/enabler/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/VgnProviderLiveTest.java
@@ -35,14 +35,12 @@ import de.schildbach.pte.dto.QueryDeparturesResult;
 import de.schildbach.pte.dto.QueryTripsResult;
 import de.schildbach.pte.dto.SuggestLocationsResult;
 
-import okhttp3.HttpUrl;
-
 /**
  * @author Andreas Schildbach
  */
 public class VgnProviderLiveTest extends AbstractProviderLiveTest {
     public VgnProviderLiveTest() {
-        super(new VgnProvider(HttpUrl.parse(secretProperty("vgn.api_base"))));
+        super(new VgnProvider());
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/enabler/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/secrets.properties.template b/enabler/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/secrets.properties.template
index 90214af8..7beaa859 100644
--- a/enabler/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/secrets.properties.template
+++ b/enabler/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/secrets.properties.template
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # Secrets are needed to run some of the live tests.
-vgn.api_base =
 navitia.authorization =
 bvg.api_authorization =
 vbn.api_authorization =