diff --git a/hiera.yaml b/hiera.yaml
index 0f5c657..957548b 100644
--- a/hiera.yaml
+++ b/hiera.yaml
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ version: 5
 
 defaults:
   datadir: "data"
-
+  data_hash: yaml_data
 hierarchy:
   - name: "Yaml backend"
-    data_hash: yaml_data
     paths:
       - "nodes/%{trusted.certname}.yaml"
       - "common.yaml"