diff --git a/ansible/files/gamma-config/plugins/Votifier/config.yml b/ansible/files/gamma-config/plugins/Votifier/config.yml
index ffb6a5a94..c63984b75 100644
--- a/ansible/files/gamma-config/plugins/Votifier/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/files/gamma-config/plugins/Votifier/config.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ disable-v1-protocol: false
 # All tokens, labeled by the serviceName of each server list.
 tokens:
   # Default token for all server lists, if another isn't supplied.
-  default: ""
+  default: "1"
 
 # Configuration section for all vote forwarding to NuVotifier
 forwarding:
diff --git a/ansible/files/paper-config/plugins/Votifier/config.yml b/ansible/files/paper-config/plugins/Votifier/config.yml
index ffb6a5a94..c63984b75 100644
--- a/ansible/files/paper-config/plugins/Votifier/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/files/paper-config/plugins/Votifier/config.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ disable-v1-protocol: false
 # All tokens, labeled by the serviceName of each server list.
 tokens:
   # Default token for all server lists, if another isn't supplied.
-  default: ""
+  default: "1"
 
 # Configuration section for all vote forwarding to NuVotifier
 forwarding: