diff --git a/cmd/init.go b/cmd/init.go
index 9270d2d..6b9648d 100644
--- a/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/init.go
@@ -15,21 +15,31 @@ func InitCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Run:   initCmdF,
 	}
 
+	cmd.Flags().StringP("url", "u", "", "the jira server URL")
+	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("url")
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("project", "p", "", "the jira project key to associate the tickets with")
 	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("project")
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("epic", "e", "", "the epic id to associate this campaign with")
 	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("epic")
-	cmd.Flags().StringP("summary", "s", "", "the summary of the tickets. Can contain the variables {{.Filename}}, {{.LineNo}} and {{.Text}}")
+	cmd.Flags().StringP("summary", "s", "", "the summary of the tickets")
 	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("summary")
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
 func initCmdF(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
+	url, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("url")
 	project, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("project")
 	epic, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("epic")
 	summary, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("summary")
-	if err := campaign.Save(&model.Campaign{Project: project, Epic: epic, Summary: summary}); err != nil {
+
+	cmp := &model.Campaign{
+		Url:     url,
+		Project: project,
+		Epic:    epic,
+		Summary: summary,
+	}
+	if err := campaign.Save(cmp); err != nil {
 		ErrorAndExit(cmd, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/standalone.go b/cmd/standalone.go
index 468d79b..e8ee500 100644
--- a/cmd/standalone.go
+++ b/cmd/standalone.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ func CreateJiraTicketStandaloneCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		RunE:  createJiraTicketStandaloneCmdF,
 	}
 
+	cmd.Flags().String("url", "", "the jira server URL")
+	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("url")
 	cmd.Flags().String("epic", "", "the jira epic id to associate the ticket with")
 	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("epic")
 	cmd.Flags().String("team", "", "the team for the new ticket")
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@ func GetJiraTicketStandaloneCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Run:   getJiraTicketStandaloneCmdF,
 	}
 
+	cmd.Flags().String("url", "", "the jira server URL")
+	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("url")
 	cmd.Flags().String("username", "", "the jira username")
 	cmd.Flags().String("token", "", "the jira token")
 
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ func getVarMap(vars []string) (map[string]string, error) {
 }
 
 func createJiraTicketStandaloneCmdF(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+	url, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("url")
 	epicId, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("epic")
 	team, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("team")
 	username, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("username")
@@ -125,7 +130,7 @@ func createJiraTicketStandaloneCmdF(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	}
 	description := descriptionBytes.String()
 
-	jiraClient, err := jira.NewClient(username, token)
+	jiraClient, err := jira.NewClient(url, username, token)
 	if err != nil {
 		ErrorAndExit(cmd, err)
 	}
@@ -140,6 +145,7 @@ func createJiraTicketStandaloneCmdF(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 }
 
 func getJiraTicketStandaloneCmdF(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	url, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("url")
 	username, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("username")
 	token, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("token")
 
@@ -157,7 +163,7 @@ func getJiraTicketStandaloneCmdF(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	jiraClient, err := jira.NewClient(username, token)
+	jiraClient, err := jira.NewClient(url, username, token)
 	if err != nil {
 		ErrorAndExit(cmd, err)
 	}
diff --git a/jira/jira.go b/jira/jira.go
index 0788cb3..4b44845 100644
--- a/jira/jira.go
+++ b/jira/jira.go
@@ -4,19 +4,17 @@ import (
 	jira "gopkg.in/andygrunwald/go-jira.v1"
 )
 
-const defaultUrl = "https://mattermost.atlassian.net"
-
 type JiraClient struct {
 	*jira.Client
 }
 
-func NewClient(username, token string) (*JiraClient, error) {
+func NewClient(url, username, token string) (*JiraClient, error) {
 	tp := jira.BasicAuthTransport{
 		Username: username,
 		Password: token,
 	}
 
-	client, err := jira.NewClient(tp.Client(), defaultUrl)
+	client, err := jira.NewClient(tp.Client(), url)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/model/campaign.go b/model/campaign.go
index 39ed165..2860e2f 100644
--- a/model/campaign.go
+++ b/model/campaign.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package model
 
 type Campaign struct {
+	Url     string    `json:"url"`
 	Project string    `json:"project"`
 	Epic    string    `json:"epic"`
 	Summary string    `json:"summary"`