diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandManagementModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandManagementModule.cs
index 6a0e8d1a85..28669b976e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandManagementModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Land/LandManagementModule.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Land
         private int m_lastLandLocalID = LandChannel.START_LAND_LOCAL_ID - 1;
 
         private bool m_allowedForcefulBans = true;
-        private string DefaultGodParcelGroup;
+        private UUID DefaultGodParcelGroup;
         private string DefaultGodParcelName;
 
         // caches ExtendedLandData
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Land
 
         public void Initialise(IConfigSource source)
         {
+            IConfig cnf = source.Configs["LandManagement"];
+            if (cnf == null)
+            {
+                DefaultGodParcelGroup = new UUID(cnf.GetString("DefaultAdministratorGroupUUID", UUID.Zero.ToString()));
+                DefaultGodParcelName = cnf.GetString("DefaultAdministratorParcelName", "Default Parcel");
+            }
         }
 
         public void AddRegion(Scene scene)
@@ -1566,7 +1572,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Land
                     land = landObject;
                 }
             }
-            land.DeedToGroup(new UUID(DefaultGodParcelGroup));
+            land.DeedToGroup(DefaultGodParcelGroup);
             land.LandData.Name = DefaultGodParcelName;
             land.SendLandUpdateToAvatarsOverMe();
         }
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index c96e9381f1..23004a4b17 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -1351,6 +1351,9 @@
 ; For example- http://127.0.0.1:9000/SStats/
 ; enabled=false
 
+[LandManagement]
+; DefaultAdministratorGroupUUID = "";
+; DefaultAdministratorParcelName = "";
 
 ;;
 ;; These are defaults that are overwritten below in [Architecture].