diff --git a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier.java b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier.java
index b3b6cb6..a442a16 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier.java
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ public BuildStepMonitor getRequiredMonitorService() {
     }
 
     public HipChatService newHipChatService() {
-        return new StandardHipChatService(getServer(), getAuthToken(), getRoom(),
-                StringUtils.isBlank(getSendAs()) ? "Build Server" : getSendAs());
+        return new StandardHipChatService(getServer(), getAuthToken(), getRoom(), getSendAs());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -166,10 +165,10 @@ public boolean perform(AbstractBuild<?, ?> build, Launcher launcher, BuildListen
     @Extension
     public static class DescriptorImpl extends BuildStepDescriptor<Publisher> {
 
-        private String server;
+        private String server = "api.hipchat.com";
         private String token;
         private String room;
-        private String sendAs;
+        private String sendAs = "Jenkins";
         private static int testNotificationCount = 0;
 
         public DescriptorImpl() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/StandardHipChatService.java b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/StandardHipChatService.java
index f85402a..cfb850f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/StandardHipChatService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/StandardHipChatService.java
@@ -12,21 +12,19 @@
 public class StandardHipChatService implements HipChatService {
 
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(StandardHipChatService.class.getName());
-    private static final String DEFAULT_HOST = "api.hipchat.com";
     private static final String[] DEFAULT_ROOMS = new String[0];
-    private static final String DEFAULT_FROM = "Build Server";
 
-    private final String host;
+    private final String server;
     private final String token;
     private final String[] roomIds;
-    private final String from;
+    private final String sendAs;
 
-    public StandardHipChatService(String host, String token, String roomIds, String from) {
+    public StandardHipChatService(String server, String token, String roomIds, String sendAs) {
         super();
-        this.host = host == null ? DEFAULT_HOST : host;
+        this.server = server;
         this.token = token;
         this.roomIds = roomIds == null ? DEFAULT_ROOMS : roomIds.split("\\s*,\\s*");
-        this.from = from == null ? DEFAULT_FROM : from;
+        this.sendAs = sendAs;
     }
 
     public void publish(String message) {
@@ -35,13 +33,13 @@ public void publish(String message) {
 
     public void publish(String message, String color) {
         for (String roomId : roomIds) {
-            logger.log(Level.INFO, "Posting: {0} to {1}: {2} {3}", new Object[]{from, roomId, message, color});
+            logger.log(Level.INFO, "Posting: {0} to {1}: {2} {3}", new Object[]{sendAs, roomId, message, color});
             HttpClient client = getHttpClient();
-            String url = "https://" + host + "/v1/rooms/message?auth_token=" + token;
+            String url = "https://" + server + "/v1/rooms/message?auth_token=" + token;
             PostMethod post = new PostMethod(url);
 
             try {
-                post.addParameter("from", from);
+                post.addParameter("from", sendAs);
                 post.addParameter("room_id", roomId);
                 post.addParameter("message", message);
                 post.addParameter("color", color);
@@ -78,15 +76,15 @@ private String shouldNotify(String color) {
         return color.equalsIgnoreCase("green") ? "0" : "1";
     }
 
-    public String getHost() {
-        return host;
+    public String getServer() {
+        return server;
     }
 
     public String[] getRoomIds() {
         return roomIds;
     }
 
-    public String getFrom() {
-        return from;
+    public String getSendAs() {
+        return sendAs;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier/global.jelly b/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier/global.jelly
index 6cbcd6c..7de976e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier/global.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/HipChatNotifier/global.jelly
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
             <f:textbox name="hipchat.room" value="${descriptor.room}" />
         </f:entry>
         <f:entry title="${%Send As}" help="${rootURL}/plugin/hipchat/help-globalConfig-hipChatSendAs.html">
-            <f:textbox name="hipchat.sendAs" default="Build User" value="${descriptor.sendAs}" />
+            <f:textbox name="hipchat.sendAs" default="Jenkins" value="${descriptor.sendAs}" />
         </f:entry>
         <f:validateButton method="sendTestNotification" title="${%Test configuration}" progress="${%Testing...}"
                           with="hipchat.server,hipchat.token,hipchat.room,hipchat.sendAs" />
diff --git a/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/StandardHipChatServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/StandardHipChatServiceTest.java
index 3e89617..96cbb4d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/StandardHipChatServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/jenkins/plugins/hipchat/StandardHipChatServiceTest.java
@@ -12,16 +12,10 @@ public void publishWithBadHostShouldNotRethrowExceptions() {
         service.publish("message");
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void shouldSetADefaultHost() {
-        StandardHipChatService service = new StandardHipChatService(null, "token", "room", "from");
-        assertEquals("api.hipchat.com", service.getHost());
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void shouldBeAbleToOverrideHost() {
         StandardHipChatService service = new StandardHipChatService("some.other.host", "token", "room", "from");
-        assertEquals("some.other.host", service.getHost());
+        assertEquals("some.other.host", service.getServer());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -42,15 +36,9 @@ public void shouldNotSplitTheRoomsIfNullIsPassed() {
         assertArrayEquals(new String[0], service.getRoomIds());
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void shouldProvideADefaultFrom() {
-        StandardHipChatService service = new StandardHipChatService(null, "token", "room", null);
-        assertEquals("Build Server", service.getFrom());
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void shouldBeAbleToOverrideFrom() {
         StandardHipChatService service = new StandardHipChatService(null, "token", "room", "from");
-        assertEquals("from", service.getFrom());
+        assertEquals("from", service.getSendAs());
     }
 }