diff --git a/core/config.py b/core/config.py
index 6901a7b..e884d7d 100644
--- a/core/config.py
+++ b/core/config.py
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@ if not os.path.exists('config'):
         {
           "connections":
           {
-            "local irc":
+            "test connection":
             {
-              "server": "localhost",
-              "nick": "skybot",
-              "channels": ["#test"]
+              "server": "irc.esper.net",
+              "nick": "cloudbot_test",
+              "user": "cloudbot",
+              "realname": "CloudBot 3/DEV",
+              "nickserv_password": "",
+              "channels": ["#mau5bot"]
             }
           },
           "disabled_plugins": [],
@@ -50,4 +53,4 @@ def config():
             print 'ERROR: malformed config!', e
 
 
-bot._config_mtime = 0
\ No newline at end of file
+bot._config_mtime = 0