diff --git a/etc/distrenslave.conf b/etc/distrenslave.conf
--- a/etc/distrenslave.conf
+++ b/etc/distrenslave.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 slave
 {
-  username = "";
-  key = "";
+  username = "!username";
+  key = "!key";
 }
 
 include("distrencommon.conf")