diff --git a/data/common/common.yaml b/data/common/common.yaml
--- a/data/common/common.yaml
+++ b/data/common/common.yaml
@@ -1891,6 +1891,7 @@
       password: "%{hiera('swh::deploy::deposit::db::password')}"
     media_root: "%{hiera('swh::deploy::deposit::media_root_directory')}"
   extraction_dir: /tmp/swh-deposit/archive/
+  swh_authority_url: "%{hiera('swh::deploy::deposit::url')}/"
 
 swh::deploy::worker::loader_deposit::config_file: "%{hiera('swh::conf_directory')}/loader_deposit.yml"
 swh::deploy::worker::loader_deposit::concurrency: 1