diff --git a/src/Conf.defaults b/src/Conf.defaults
index 2264e8a9..e25c5002 100644
--- a/src/Conf.defaults
+++ b/src/Conf.defaults
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ speech_reporting = boolean(default=True)
 [templates]
 tweet = string(default="$display_name, $text $image_descriptions $date. $source")
 dm = string(default="$sender_display_name, $text $date")
-dm_sent = string(default=">$recipient_display_name, $text $date")
+dm_sent = string(default="Dm to $recipient_display_name, $text $date")
 person = string(default="$display_name (@$screen_name). $followers followers, $following following, $tweets tweets. Joined Twitter $created_at.")
 
 [filters]