diff --git a/config/default.json.template b/config/default.json.template
index 60242e7c2..24d082690 100644
--- a/config/default.json.template
+++ b/config/default.json.template
@@ -420,5 +420,6 @@
     "test": {
       "parameter1" : "test1"
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "custom_users": {}
 }