diff --git a/src/Conf.defaults b/src/Conf.defaults
index a2b3760a..3d684a65 100644
--- a/src/Conf.defaults
+++ b/src/Conf.defaults
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ ocr_language = string(default="")
 braille_reporting = boolean(default=True)
 speech_reporting = boolean(default=True)
 
+[templates]
+tweet = string(default="$display_name, $text $image_descriptions $date. $source")
+
 [filters]
 
 [user-aliases]
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