diff --git a/tools/init_site.sh b/tools/init_site.sh
index 8286a5442..702882f17 100755
--- a/tools/init_site.sh
+++ b/tools/init_site.sh
@@ -103,3 +103,6 @@ airshipctl config set-manifest "${SITE}" \
 airshipctl config set-context ephemeral-cluster --manifest "${SITE}"
 airshipctl config set-context target-cluster --manifest "${SITE}"
 airshipctl config use-context ephemeral-cluster
+
+# TODO: use airshipctl for this once `airshipctl config` supports it
+sed -i "s|^    managementConfiguration:.*|    managementConfiguration: default|g" ~/.airship/config