diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32b031d..906ead3 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ If you are unable to use pip, there are Windows installers for LXML available fo
 
 ### Run
 
-Once you have installed the required dependencies, you can run the bot! Make sure you are in the correct folder and run the following command:
+Before you run the bot, rename `config.default` to `config` and edit it with your preferred settings.
+
+Once you have installed the required dependencies and renamed the config file, you can run the bot! Make sure you are in the correct folder and run the following command:
 
 `python bot.py`
 
-The first time you run the bot it will generate the config file. The next time you run it, it will start normally.
-
 On Windows you can usually just double-click `bot.py` to start the bot, as long as you have Python installed correctly.
 
 ## Getting help with CloudBot
diff --git a/config.default b/config.default
index e44fdd7..d40bcc0 100644
--- a/config.default
+++ b/config.default
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 {
   "connections":
   {
-    "EsperNet":
+    "esper":
     {
       "server": "irc.esper.net",
-      "nick": "MyNewCloudBot",
+      "nick": "MyCloudBot",
       "user": "cloudbot",
       "realname": "CloudBot - http://git.io/cloudbotirc",
       "nickserv_password": "",
-      "channels": ["#cloudbot"],
+      "channels": ["#cloudbot", "#cloudbot2"],
       "invite_join": true,
       "auto_rejoin": false,
       "command_prefix": "."
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
     "moderators": ["addfactoid", "delfactoid", "ignore"]
   },
   "permission_users": {
-    "admins": ["example!user@example.com"],
-    "moderators": ["exampleb!user@example.com"]
+    "admins": ["examplea!user@example.com", "exampleb!user@example.com"],
+    "moderators": ["examplec!user@example.com"]
   },
   plugins":
   {