diff --git a/server/conf.go b/server/conf.go
index 2dcd416d1..77fabfeae 100644
--- a/server/conf.go
+++ b/server/conf.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func init() {
 var defaultConfig = `
 # Enables user self-registration. If false, the system administrator
 # will need to manually add users to the system.
-registration: true
+registration = true
 
 [smtp]
 host = ""