diff --git a/salt/thehive/scripts/cortex_init b/salt/thehive/scripts/cortex_init
index 9fc1caf25..7eb50df5e 100644
--- a/salt/thehive/scripts/cortex_init
+++ b/salt/thehive/scripts/cortex_init
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # {%- set CORTEXPASSWORD = salt['pillar.get']('static:cortexpassword', 'cortexchangeme') %}
 # {%- set CORTEXKEY = salt['pillar.get']('static:cortexkey', '') %}
 # {%- set CORTEXORGNAME = salt['pillar.get']('static:cortexorgname', '') %}
-# {%- set CORTEXORGUSER = salt['pillar.get']('static:cortexorguser', '') %}
+# {%- set CORTEXORGUSER = salt['pillar.get']('static:cortexorguser', 'soadmin') %}
 # {%- set CORTEXORGUSERKEY = salt['pillar.get']('static:cortexorguserkey', '') %}
 
 default_salt_dir=/opt/so/saltstack/default