diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/ConfigurationLoader.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/ConfigurationLoader.cs
index e2e06409c1..31ce50070b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/ConfigurationLoader.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/ConfigurationLoader.cs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
             List<string> sources = new List<string>();
 
             string masterFileName =
-                    startupConfig.GetString("inimaster", String.Empty);
+                    startupConfig.GetString("inimaster", "OpenSimDefaults.ini");
 
             if (IsUri(masterFileName))
             {