diff --git a/src/Robo/Config/DefaultConfig.php b/src/Robo/Config/DefaultConfig.php
index c3c2362fb..efed8d109 100644
--- a/src/Robo/Config/DefaultConfig.php
+++ b/src/Robo/Config/DefaultConfig.php
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ public function populateHelperConfig() {
    */
   public function setSiteConfig($site_name) {
     $this->config->set('site', $site_name);
-    $this->config->set('drush.uri', $site_name);
+    if (!$this->config->get('drush.uri')) {
+      $this->config->set('drush.uri', $site_name);
+    }
 
     // After having set site, this should now return the multisite
     // specific config.