diff --git a/defaults/yacy.init b/defaults/yacy.init
index 355227851..cb6fb5f6b 100644
--- a/defaults/yacy.init
+++ b/defaults/yacy.init
@@ -453,10 +453,9 @@ use_proxyAccounts=true
 # The hash is calculated with net.yacy.cora.order.Digest, i.e.
 # > java -classpath classes net.yacy.cora.order.Digest -strfhex "admin:<realm>:<pw>"
 #adminAccountBase64=MD5:{admin:realm:mysecretpassword}
-adminAccountBase64MD5=
-# If you want a default password, use this setting, it sets the pw to "yacy"
-#adminAccountBase64MD5=MD5:8cffbc0d66567a0987a4aba1ec46d63c
+# The default password for the "admin" account is set to "yacy"
 adminAccountUserName=admin
+adminAccountBase64MD5=MD5:8cffbc0d66567a0987a4aba1ec46d63c
 
 # special access handling for users from localhost:
 # access from localhost may be granted with administration authority