diff --git a/util/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/util/config/PaymentConfig.java b/util/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/util/config/PaymentConfig.java
index 64ae12d..8b07253 100644
--- a/util/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/util/config/PaymentConfig.java
+++ b/util/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/util/config/PaymentConfig.java
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ import org.skife.config.Default;
public interface PaymentConfig extends KillbillConfig {
@Config("killbill.payment.provider.default")
- @Default("noop")
+ // See ExternalPaymentProviderPlugin.PLUGIN_NAME
+ @Default("__external_payment__")
public String getDefaultPaymentProvider();
@Config("killbill.payment.retry.days")