diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index aa3f61a..2f203e0 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ $hy_use_tcplog                = true,
 $hy_use_httplog               = false,
 $hy_use_dontlognull           = true,
 $hy_manage_be_users           = false,
-$hy_be_userlist               = undef,
+$hy_be_userlist               = '#',
 
 ) {