diff --git a/tapeserver/daemon/TapedConfiguration.hpp b/tapeserver/daemon/TapedConfiguration.hpp
index 099390c267cac3765b9b68ecf1912b4bceaca15e..3c95ba98af3f5a6c3e9c39514c37e54fe17566ca 100644
--- a/tapeserver/daemon/TapedConfiguration.hpp
+++ b/tapeserver/daemon/TapedConfiguration.hpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ struct TapedConfiguration {
   // Tape encryption script
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   cta::SourcedParameter<std::string> externalEncryptionKeyScript {
-    "taped", "externalEncryptionKeyScript","/usr/local/bin/cta-get-encryption-key","Compile time default"
+    "taped", "externalEncryptionKeyScript","","Compile time default"
   };
   
 private: