diff --git a/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/config.py b/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/config.py
index 453efea4..312c333a 100644
--- a/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/config.py
+++ b/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/config.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Config:
         raise ValueError(f"invalid address {addr!r}")
 
 
-def write_initial_config(inipath, mail_domain, **overrides):
+def write_initial_config(inipath, mail_domain, overrides):
     """Write out default config file, using the specified config value overrides."""
     from importlib.resources import files
 
diff --git a/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/tests/plugin.py b/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/tests/plugin.py
index 8f43ccd0..2aa96149 100644
--- a/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/tests/plugin.py
+++ b/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/tests/plugin.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def make_config(tmp_path):
         basedir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         passdb = tmp_path.joinpath("vmail/passdb.sqlite")
         overrides = dict(mailboxes_dir=str(basedir), passdb_path=str(passdb))
-        write_initial_config(inipath, mail_domain=mail_domain, **overrides)
+        write_initial_config(inipath, mail_domain, overrides=overrides)
         return read_config(inipath)
 
     return make_conf
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py
index 3b26a6ae..bbe9e6ee 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def init_cmd(args, out):
     if args.inipath.exists():
         print(f"Path exists, not modifying: {args.inipath}")
     else:
-        write_initial_config(args.inipath, mail_domain)
+        write_initial_config(args.inipath, mail_domain, overrides={})
         out.green(f"created config file for {mail_domain} in {args.inipath}")