diff --git a/src/laminar.cpp b/src/laminar.cpp
index 5a170b6..526a9df 100644
--- a/src/laminar.cpp
+++ b/src/laminar.cpp
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ bool Laminar::loadConfiguration() {
     if(nm.empty()) {
         // add a default node
         Node node;
-        node.name = "default";
+        node.name = "";
         node.numExecutors = 6;
-        nm.emplace("default", std::move(node));
+        nm.emplace("", std::move(node));
     }
 
     nodes = nm;