diff --git a/packages/taler-auditor-webui/src/paths/developer/index.tsx b/packages/taler-auditor-webui/src/paths/developer/index.tsx
index b014380c7..b2dc4c64a 100644
--- a/packages/taler-auditor-webui/src/paths/developer/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-auditor-webui/src/paths/developer/index.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 import { useTranslationContext } from "@gnu-taler/web-util/browser";
 import { Fragment, h, VNode } from "preact";
-import { useState } from "preact/hooks";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "preact/hooks";
 import { NotConnectedAppMenu } from "../../components/menu/index.js";
 import { useBackendContext } from "../../context/backend.js";
 import {
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ export function DeveloperSettings({
   const { i18n } = useTranslationContext();
   const [baseUrl, setBaseUrl] = useState(initialOverride ?? "");
   const [error, setError] = useState<string>();
+  const baseUrlInput = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Editing this one field is the only purpose of the page.
+    baseUrlInput.current?.focus();
+  }, []);
 
   function apply(): void {
     const requestedUrl = baseUrl.trim();
@@ -83,6 +88,7 @@ export function DeveloperSettings({
                 <i18n.Translate>Auditor base URL</i18n.Translate>
               </label>
               <input
+                ref={baseUrlInput}
                 id="auditor-base-url"
                 name="auditor-base-url"
                 class={`auditor-input ${error ? "border-red-500" : ""}`}