diff --git a/salt/thehive/scripts/cortex_init b/salt/thehive/scripts/cortex_init
index f653bc008..90980da9c 100644
--- a/salt/thehive/scripts/cortex_init
+++ b/salt/thehive/scripts/cortex_init
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # {%- set MANAGERIP = salt['pillar.get']('static:managerip', '') %}
-# {%- set CORTEXUSER = salt['pillar.get']('static:cortexuser', '') %}
+# {%- set CORTEXUSER = salt['pillar.get']('static:cortexuser', 'cortexadmin') %}
 # {%- set CORTEXPASSWORD = salt['pillar.get']('static:cortexpassword', 'cortexchangeme') %}
 # {%- set CORTEXKEY = salt['pillar.get']('static:cortexkey', '') %}
 # {%- set CORTEXORGNAME = salt['pillar.get']('static:cortexorgname', '') %}
diff --git a/salt/thehive/scripts/hive_init b/salt/thehive/scripts/hive_init
index bcd911c1e..a8307c0d6 100755
--- a/salt/thehive/scripts/hive_init
+++ b/salt/thehive/scripts/hive_init
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # {%- set MANAGERIP = salt['pillar.get']('static:managerip', '') %}
-# {%- set THEHIVEUSER = salt['pillar.get']('static:hiveuser', '') %}
+# {%- set THEHIVEUSER = salt['pillar.get']('static:hiveuser', 'hiveadmin') %}
 # {%- set THEHIVEPASSWORD = salt['pillar.get']('static:hivepassword', 'hivechangeme') %}
 # {%- set THEHIVEKEY = salt['pillar.get']('static:hivekey', '') %}