diff --git a/email-backup b/email-backup
index d439d89..a60b701 100644
--- a/email-backup
+++ b/email-backup
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ $WaitFullyConnected;
   $LogPrintExit error ("Configured to send neither backup nor config export.") true;
 }
 
+:if ([ :len $EmailBackupTo ] = 0) do={
+  $LogPrintExit error ("Configuration is missing recipient for e-mail backup.") true;
+}
+
 # filename based on identity
 :local FileName [ $CharacterReplace ($Identity . "." . $Domain) "." "_" ];
 :local BackupFile "none";
diff --git a/global-config b/global-config
index a3e515c..4b20fbe 100644
--- a/global-config
+++ b/global-config
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
 :global BackupSendExport true;
 :global BackupPassword "v3ry-s3cr3t";
 # These addresses are used to send backup and config export files to.
-:global EmailBackupTo "mail@example.com";
-:global EmailBackupCc "another@example.com";
+:global EmailBackupTo "";
+:global EmailBackupCc "";
 # These credentials are used to upload backup and config export files.
 # SFTP authentication is tricky, you may have to limit authentication
 # methods for your SSH server.