diff --git a/ruinst b/ruinst
index e18199f..a9d1fb3 100755
--- a/ruinst
+++ b/ruinst
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ SSH=
 force_make_archive=
 hosts=()
 deploy_enable=1
-deploy_confname=
+deploy_confname=ruinst
 parse_opts "${PRETTYOPTS[@]}" \
     --help '$exit_with display_help' \
     -C,--configure-user action=configure \