diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index be844dd..bdebf4a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,3 +38,5 @@
 
 /node_modules
 .idea
+
+public/sitemap.xml.gz
diff --git a/app/workers/refresh_sitemap_worker.rb b/app/workers/refresh_sitemap_worker.rb
index 6a5e32e..8ff7b7a 100644
--- a/app/workers/refresh_sitemap_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/refresh_sitemap_worker.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ class RefreshSitemapWorker
   include Sidekiq::Worker
 
   def perform
+    host = Rails.env.production? ? "https://todayaiweather.com" : "http://127.0.0.1:3000"
+    Rails.application.routes.default_url_options[:host] = host
+    SitemapGenerator::Sitemap.default_host = host
     SitemapGenerator::Sitemap.create do
       add root_path, changefreq: "daily", priority: 1.0
       add cities_path, changefreq: "daily", priority: 0.9
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ class RefreshSitemapWorker
     end
 
     SitemapGenerator::Sitemap.ping_search_engines if Rails.env.production?
+    Rails.logger.info "Sitemap has been generated successfully"
   rescue => e
     Rails.logger.error "Error refreshing sitemap: #{e.message}"
   end
diff --git a/config/sitemap.rb b/config/sitemap.rb
index cd2ec31..9fb27a2 100644
--- a/config/sitemap.rb
+++ b/config/sitemap.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Set the host name for URL creation
-SitemapGenerator::Sitemap.default_host = "https://todayaiweather.com"
+host = Rails.env.production? ? "https://todayaiweather.com" : "http://127.0.0.1:3000"
+
+SitemapGenerator::Sitemap.default_host = host
 
 SitemapGenerator::Sitemap.create do
   add root_path, changefreq: "daily", priority: 1.0