diff --git a/defaults/yacy.init b/defaults/yacy.init
index 50c695e27..926f37292 100644
--- a/defaults/yacy.init
+++ b/defaults/yacy.init
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ use_proxyAccounts=true
 #adminAccountBase64=MD5:{admin:realm:mysecretpassword}
 adminAccountBase64MD5=
 # If you want a default password, use this setting, it sets the pw to "yacy"
-#adminAccountBase64MD5=8cffbc0d66567a0987a4aba1ec46d63c
+#adminAccountBase64MD5=MD5:8cffbc0d66567a0987a4aba1ec46d63c
 adminAccountUserName=admin
 
 # special access handling for users from localhost: