diff --git a/daemon/mgmt/tables-config-section.hpp b/daemon/mgmt/tables-config-section.hpp
index d1ac1d4..932df2c 100644
--- a/daemon/mgmt/tables-config-section.hpp
+++ b/daemon/mgmt/tables-config-section.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2016,  Regents of the University of California,
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
  *  tables
  *  {
  *    cs_max_packets 65536
- *    cs_policy priority_fifo
+ *    cs_policy lru
  *    cs_unsolicited_policy drop-all
  *
  *    strategy_choice
diff --git a/daemon/table/cs.cpp b/daemon/table/cs.cpp
index 1663d8f..85ef388 100644
--- a/daemon/table/cs.cpp
+++ b/daemon/table/cs.cpp
@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@
 
 NFD_LOG_INIT(ContentStore);
 
-unique_ptr<Policy>
+static unique_ptr<Policy>
 makeDefaultPolicy()
 {
-  const std::string DEFAULT_POLICY = "priority_fifo";
-  return Policy::create(DEFAULT_POLICY);
+  return Policy::create("lru");
 }
 
 Cs::Cs(size_t nMaxPackets)
diff --git a/nfd.conf.sample.in b/nfd.conf.sample.in
index 8efc2ab..c015eb0 100644
--- a/nfd.conf.sample.in
+++ b/nfd.conf.sample.in
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
   ; Set the CS replacement policy.
   ; Available policies are: priority_fifo, lru
-  cs_policy priority_fifo
+  cs_policy lru
 
   ; Set a policy to decide whether to cache or drop unsolicited Data.
   ; Available policies are: drop-all, admit-local, admit-network, admit-all
diff --git a/tests/daemon/mgmt/tables-config-section.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/mgmt/tables-config-section.t.cpp
index 32aab40..a52b688 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/mgmt/tables-config-section.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/mgmt/tables-config-section.t.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2016,  Regents of the University of California,
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@
     }
   )CONFIG";
 
-  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(runConfig(CONFIG, false));
+  runConfig(CONFIG, false);
   cs::Policy* currentPolicy = cs.getPolicy();
-  NFD_CHECK_TYPEID_EQUAL(*currentPolicy, cs::PriorityFifoPolicy);
+  NFD_CHECK_TYPEID_EQUAL(*currentPolicy, cs::LruPolicy);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Known)
@@ -172,17 +172,17 @@
   const std::string CONFIG = R"CONFIG(
     tables
     {
-      cs_policy lru
+      cs_policy priority_fifo
     }
   )CONFIG";
 
-  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(runConfig(CONFIG, true));
+  runConfig(CONFIG, true);
   cs::Policy* currentPolicy = cs.getPolicy();
-  NFD_CHECK_TYPEID_EQUAL(*currentPolicy, cs::PriorityFifoPolicy);
-
-  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(runConfig(CONFIG, false));
-  currentPolicy = cs.getPolicy();
   NFD_CHECK_TYPEID_EQUAL(*currentPolicy, cs::LruPolicy);
+
+  runConfig(CONFIG, false);
+  currentPolicy = cs.getPolicy();
+  NFD_CHECK_TYPEID_EQUAL(*currentPolicy, cs::PriorityFifoPolicy);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Unknown)