diff --git a/server/src/lib/configuration/ConfigurationParser.ts b/server/src/lib/configuration/ConfigurationParser.ts
index a67632c3b..d92d163c4 100644
--- a/server/src/lib/configuration/ConfigurationParser.ts
+++ b/server/src/lib/configuration/ConfigurationParser.ts
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ export class ConfigurationParser {
     const validationErrors = this.parseTypes(configuration);
     if (validationErrors.length > 0) {
       validationErrors.forEach((e: string) => { console.log(e); });
-      throw new Error("Malformed configuration. Please double-check your configuration file.");
+      throw new Error("Malformed configuration (schema). Please double-check your configuration file.");
     }
 
     const [newConfiguration, completionErrors] = complete(configuration);
 
     if (completionErrors.length > 0) {
       completionErrors.forEach((e: string) => { console.log(e); });
-      throw new Error("Malformed configuration. Please double-check your configuration file.");
+      throw new Error("Malformed configuration (validator). Please double-check your configuration file.");
     }
     return newConfiguration;
   }
diff --git a/server/src/lib/configuration/schema/NotifierConfiguration.ts b/server/src/lib/configuration/schema/NotifierConfiguration.ts
index 497220ef5..a4e1b0ed0 100644
--- a/server/src/lib/configuration/schema/NotifierConfiguration.ts
+++ b/server/src/lib/configuration/schema/NotifierConfiguration.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ export interface NotifierConfiguration {
 export function complete(configuration: NotifierConfiguration): [NotifierConfiguration, string] {
   const newConfiguration: NotifierConfiguration = (configuration) ? JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(configuration)) : {};
 
+  if (Object.keys(newConfiguration).length == 0)
+    newConfiguration.filesystem = { filename: '/tmp/authelia-notification.txt' };
+
   const ERROR = "Notifier must have one of the following keys: 'filesystem', 'email' or 'smtp'";
 
   if (Object.keys(newConfiguration).length != 1)