diff --git a/config.sample.json b/config.sample.json
index db1d25d1d2..cc6cb1949f 100644
--- a/config.sample.json
+++ b/config.sample.json
@@ -41,5 +41,6 @@
     },
     "enable_presence_by_hs_url": {
         "https://matrix.org": false
-    }
+    },
+    "settingDefaults": {}
 }