diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 8bb341a..34691d6 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 class puppet_cd::params (
 
   Boolean $pt_manage_fw     = true,
-  String $pt_pm_fqdn        = '',
-  String $pt_db_fqdn        = '',
+  String $pt_pm_fqdn        = 'puppetmaster.example.net',
+  String $pt_db_fqdn        = 'puppetdb.example.net',
 
   # installation
   String $pt_package_url    = 'https://yum.puppet.com/puppet8-release-el-9.noarch.rpm',