diff --git a/htroot/ConfigNetwork_p.html b/htroot/ConfigNetwork_p.html
index 642e4d3b9..47aba510c 100644
--- a/htroot/ConfigNetwork_p.html
+++ b/htroot/ConfigNetwork_p.html
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@
         <dd>
           When you allow access from the YaCy network, your data is recognized using keywords.<br />
           Please describe your search portal with some keywords (comma-separated).<br />
+          If you leave the field empty, no peer asks your peer. If you fill in a '*', your peer is always asked.
           <input type="text" id="peertags" name="peertags" value="#[peertags]#" size="40" maxlength="80" />
         </dd>
       </dl>
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacySeed.java b/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacySeed.java
index 1b8c44cec..dd8a4784a 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacySeed.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacySeed.java
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ public class yacySeed implements Cloneable {
     }
 
     public Set<String> getPeerTags() {
-        return serverCodings.string2set(get(PEERTAGS, ""), "|");
+        return serverCodings.string2set(get(PEERTAGS, "*"), "|");
     }
 
     public boolean matchPeerTags(final TreeSet<byte[]> searchHashes) {