diff --git a/dist/share/configs/network/private.cfg.tpl b/dist/share/configs/network/private.cfg.tpl
index 3622ae20036c9fb1daa7e16ec5dba51131c38227..bc37648c6f202e03bee20fedffb843b2f881b3f7 100644
--- a/dist/share/configs/network/private.cfg.tpl
+++ b/dist/share/configs/network/private.cfg.tpl
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # General section
 [general]
 id=0xFF00000000000001
+auth_cert=
 name=private
 # Possible values: light, full, archive, master, root
 node-role={NODE_TYPE}