diff --git a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
index ae233bd41e4d..deb69af49655 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLEncoder;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -179,9 +181,13 @@ public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
 
     private static final int TABS_ANIMATION_DURATION = 450;
 
-    private static final String ADD_SHORTCUT_TOAST = "add_shortcut_toast";
     public static final String GUEST_BROWSING_ARG = "--guest";
-    public static final String INTENT_KEY_SWITCHBOARD_UUID = "switchboard-uuid";
+
+    // Intent String extras used to specify custom Switchboard configurations.
+    private static final String INTENT_KEY_SWITCHBOARD_UUID = "switchboard-uuid";
+    private static final String INTENT_KEY_SWITCHBOARD_HOST = "switchboard-host";
+
+    private static final String DEFAULT_SWITCHBOARD_HOST = "switchboard.services.mozilla.com";
 
     private static final String STATE_ABOUT_HOME_TOP_PADDING = "abouthome_top_padding";
 
@@ -587,20 +593,7 @@ public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
 
         final Context appContext = getApplicationContext();
 
-        if (!Experiments.isDisabled(new SafeIntent(intent)) && AppConstants.MOZ_SWITCHBOARD) {
-            // Initializes the default URLs the first time.
-            SwitchBoard.initDefaultServerUrls("https://switchboard.services.mozilla.com/urls", "https://switchboard.services.mozilla.com/v1", true);
-
-            final String switchboardUUID = ContextUtils.getStringExtra(intent, INTENT_KEY_SWITCHBOARD_UUID);
-            SwitchBoard.setUUIDFromExtra(switchboardUUID);
-
-            // Looks at the server if there are changes in the server URL that should be used in the future
-            new AsyncConfigLoader(this, AsyncConfigLoader.UPDATE_SERVER, switchboardUUID).execute();
-
-            // Loads the actual config. This can be done on app start or on app onResume() depending
-            // how often you want to update the config.
-            new AsyncConfigLoader(this, AsyncConfigLoader.CONFIG_SERVER, switchboardUUID).execute();
-        }
+        initSwitchboard(intent);
 
         mBrowserChrome = (ViewGroup) findViewById(R.id.browser_chrome);
         mActionBarFlipper = (ViewFlipper) findViewById(R.id.browser_actionbar);
@@ -781,6 +774,41 @@ public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Initializes the default Switchboard URLs the first time.
+     * @param intent
+     */
+    private void initSwitchboard(Intent intent) {
+        if (Experiments.isDisabled(new SafeIntent(intent)) || !AppConstants.MOZ_SWITCHBOARD) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        final String hostExtra = ContextUtils.getStringExtra(intent, INTENT_KEY_SWITCHBOARD_HOST);
+        final String host = TextUtils.isEmpty(hostExtra) ? DEFAULT_SWITCHBOARD_HOST : hostExtra;
+
+        final String configServerUpdateUrl;
+        final String configServerUrl;
+        try {
+            configServerUpdateUrl = new URL("https", host, "urls").toString();
+            configServerUrl = new URL("https", host, "v1").toString();
+        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
+            Log.e(LOGTAG, "Error creating Switchboard server URL", e);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        SwitchBoard.initDefaultServerUrls(configServerUpdateUrl, configServerUrl, true);
+
+        final String switchboardUUID = ContextUtils.getStringExtra(intent, INTENT_KEY_SWITCHBOARD_UUID);
+        SwitchBoard.setUUIDFromExtra(switchboardUUID);
+
+        // Looks at the server if there are changes in the server URL that should be used in the future
+        new AsyncConfigLoader(this, AsyncConfigLoader.UPDATE_SERVER, switchboardUUID).execute();
+
+        // Loads the actual config. This can be done on app start or on app onResume() depending
+        // how often you want to update the config.
+        new AsyncConfigLoader(this, AsyncConfigLoader.CONFIG_SERVER, switchboardUUID).execute();
+    }
+
     private void showUpdaterPermissionSnackbar() {
         SnackbarHelper.SnackbarCallback allowCallback = new SnackbarHelper.SnackbarCallback() {
             @Override