diff --git a/ndn-tlv-ping/debian/ndn-tlv-ping.default b/ndn-tlv-ping/debian/ndn-tlv-ping.default
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+# defaults for ndn-tlv-ping server
+
+# Prefix should be set to a valid value
+PREFIX="/localhost/ndnpingserver"
+
+FLAGS=""