2 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/crypto.cc b/src/libstore/crypto.cc
index 747483afb30b..0fc86a1fe921 100644
--- a/src/libstore/crypto.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/crypto.cc
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ PublicKeys getDefaultPublicKeys()
 
     // FIXME: filter duplicates
 
-    for (auto s : settings.get("binary-cache-public-keys", Strings())) {
+    for (auto s : settings.get("binary-cache-public-keys",
+            Strings{"cache.nixos.org-1:6NCHdD59X431o0gWypbMrAURkbJ16ZPMQFGspcDShjY="}))
+    {
         PublicKey key(s);
         publicKeys.emplace(key.name, key);
     }
diff --git a/src/libstore/store-api.cc b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
index b1bf961e1bfb..8c3422e0b43a 100644
--- a/src/libstore/store-api.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
@@ -778,10 +778,7 @@ std::list<ref<Store>> getDefaultSubstituters()
         state->stores.push_back(openStore(uri));
     };
 
-    for (auto uri : settings.get("substituters", Strings()))
-        addStore(uri);
-
-    for (auto uri : settings.get("binary-caches", Strings()))
+    for (auto uri : settings.get("substituters", settings.get("binary-caches", Strings{"https://cache.nixos.org/"})))
         addStore(uri);
 
     for (auto uri : settings.get("extra-binary-caches", Strings()))