diff --git a/ipalib/constants.py b/ipalib/constants.py
index ab466bab7..31cd07839 100644
--- a/ipalib/constants.py
+++ b/ipalib/constants.py
@@ -69,9 +69,12 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = (
     ('version', VERSION),
 
     # Domain, realm, basedn:
-    ('domain', 'example.com'),
-    ('realm', 'EXAMPLE.COM'),
-    ('basedn', DN(('dc', 'example'), ('dc', 'com'))),
+    # Following values do not have any reasonable default.
+    # Do not initialize them so the code which depends on them blows up early
+    # and does not do crazy stuff with default values instead of real ones.
+    # ('domain', 'example.com'),
+    # ('realm', 'EXAMPLE.COM'),
+    # ('basedn', DN(('dc', 'example'), ('dc', 'com'))),
 
     # LDAP containers:
     ('container_accounts', DN(('cn', 'accounts'))),
@@ -128,9 +131,12 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = (
     ('container_certmaprules', DN(('cn', 'certmaprules'), ('cn', 'certmap'))),
 
     # Ports, hosts, and URIs:
-    ('xmlrpc_uri', 'http://localhost:8888/ipa/xml'),
+    # Following values do not have any reasonable default.
+    # Do not initialize them so the code which depends on them blows up early
+    # and does not do crazy stuff with default values instead of real ones.
+    # ('xmlrpc_uri', 'http://localhost:8888/ipa/xml'),
     # jsonrpc_uri is set in Env._finalize_core()
-    ('ldap_uri', 'ldap://localhost:389'),
+    # ('ldap_uri', 'ldap://localhost:389'),
 
     ('rpc_protocol', 'jsonrpc'),
 
diff --git a/makeaci b/makeaci
index 98b199c83..813ecc7d3 100755
--- a/makeaci
+++ b/makeaci
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ def main(options):
         plugins_on_demand=False,
         basedn=DN('dc=ipa,dc=example'),
         realm='IPA.EXAMPLE',
+        domain="example.com",
+        xmlrpc_uri="http://localhost:8888/ipa/xml",
+        ldap_uri="ldap://localhost:389",
     )
 
     from ipaserver.install.plugins import update_managed_permissions
diff --git a/makeapi b/makeapi
index d0a72954b..729b92206 100755
--- a/makeapi
+++ b/makeapi
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ from ipalib.parameters import Param
 from ipalib.output import Output
 from ipalib.text import Gettext, NGettext, ConcatenatedLazyText
 from ipalib.capabilities import capabilities
+from ipapython.dn import DN
 
 API_FILE='API.txt'
 
@@ -513,6 +514,11 @@ def main():
         enable_ra=True,
         mode='developer',
         plugins_on_demand=False,
+        basedn=DN(('dc', 'example'), ('dc', 'com')),
+        realm="EXAMPLE.COM",
+        domain="example.com",
+        xmlrpc_uri="http://localhost:8888/ipa/xml",
+        ldap_uri="ldap://localhost:389",
     )
 
     api.bootstrap(**cfg)