diff --git a/_meta/beat.yml b/_meta/beat.yml
index 93a41f8..2619358 100644
--- a/_meta/beat.yml
+++ b/_meta/beat.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 youtubebeat:
   # Defines how often an event is sent to the output
   period: 1s
+  start_url: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmBCZgcGlKk"
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index a4ad302..41f9583 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ package config
 import "time"
 
 type Config struct {
-	Period time.Duration `config:"period"`
+	Period   time.Duration `config:"period"`
+	StartUrl string        `config:"start_url"`
 }
 
 var DefaultConfig = Config{
-	Period: 1 * time.Second,
+	Period:   1 * time.Second,
+	StartUrl: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmBCZgcGlKk",
 }
diff --git a/youtubebeat.reference.yml b/youtubebeat.reference.yml
index 6b3a1c5..2e653f2 100644
--- a/youtubebeat.reference.yml
+++ b/youtubebeat.reference.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 youtubebeat:
   # Defines how often an event is sent to the output
   period: 1s
+  start_url: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmBCZgcGlKk"
 
 #================================ General ======================================
 
diff --git a/youtubebeat.yml b/youtubebeat.yml
index 5a9af49..6e1bd0b 100644
--- a/youtubebeat.yml
+++ b/youtubebeat.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 youtubebeat:
   # Defines how often an event is sent to the output
   period: 1s
+  start_url: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmBCZgcGlKk"
 
 #================================ General =====================================