diff --git a/weed/command/scaffold.go b/weed/command/scaffold.go
index f615033c7..667324a8a 100644
--- a/weed/command/scaffold.go
+++ b/weed/command/scaffold.go
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ sequencer_etcd_urls = "http://127.0.0.1:2379"
 
 [storage.backend]
 	[storage.backend.s3.default]
-	enabled = true
+	enabled = false
 	aws_access_key_id     = ""     # if empty, loads from the shared credentials file (~/.aws/credentials).
 	aws_secret_access_key = ""     # if empty, loads from the shared credentials file (~/.aws/credentials).
 	region = "us-east-2"
diff --git a/weed/storage/backend/backend.go b/weed/storage/backend/backend.go
index 36631e113..05312b74e 100644
--- a/weed/storage/backend/backend.go
+++ b/weed/storage/backend/backend.go
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ func LoadConfiguration(config *viper.Viper) {
 				glog.Fatalf("fail to create backend storage %s.%s", backendTypeName, backendStorageId)
 			}
 			BackendStorages[backendTypeName+"."+backendStorageId] = backendStorage
+			if backendStorageId == "default" {
+				BackendStorages[backendTypeName] = backendStorage
+			}
 		}
 	}