diff --git a/apps/settings/signal_handlers.py b/apps/settings/signal_handlers.py
index 314bcc2e7..f7e28f4c4 100644
--- a/apps/settings/signal_handlers.py
+++ b/apps/settings/signal_handlers.py
@@ -73,11 +73,13 @@ def update_site_url():
     if not host_ip:
         return
     if not site_url:
-        site_url = Setting.objects.create(name='SITE_URL', value=f'https://{host_ip}')
-    elif site_url.value == 'http://127.0.0.1':
-        site_url.value = f'https://{host_ip}'
+        site_url = Setting.objects.create(name='SITE_URL')
+
+    if site_url.cleaned_value == f'http://127.0.0.1' or not site_url.cleaned_value:
+        site_url.cleaned_value = f'https://{host_ip}'
         site_url.save()
 
+
 @receiver(post_migrate)
 def after_migrate_some_config(sender, app_config, **kwargs):
     last_app = list(apps.get_app_configs())[-1]