diff --git a/config.example.json b/config.example.json
index a8fa41d..7f6ffaf 100644
--- a/config.example.json
+++ b/config.example.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         "topic": ""
     },
     "themeStoreUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:8000",
-    "username": "a",
+    "username": "",
     "trimContentAfter": "150",
     "charLimit": "512",
     "anonName": "Anonymous",