diff --git a/etc/example.conf b/etc/example.conf
index 99a38f6a9..df91d2434 100644
--- a/etc/example.conf
+++ b/etc/example.conf
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ nodes = {
 		type = "socket",			# For a list of available node-types run: 'villas-node -h'
 		vectorize = 30,				# Receive and sent 30 samples per message (combining).
 		samplelen = 10				# The maximum number of samples this node can receive
+
+		builtin = false,			# By default, all nodes will have a few builtin hooks attached to them.
+									# When collecting statistics or measurements these are undesired.
 		
 		hooks = (
 			{
@@ -369,6 +372,9 @@ paths = (
 		in = "socket_node",
 		out = "file_node",			# This path includes all available example hooks.
 
+		builtin = false,			# By default, all paths will have a few builtin hooks attached to them.
+									# When collecting statistics or measurements these are undesired.
+
 		# A complete list of supported hooks
 
 		hooks = (
diff --git a/include/villas/node.h b/include/villas/node.h
index 93e8f6b7c..ff890362c 100644
--- a/include/villas/node.h
+++ b/include/villas/node.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct node
 	char *_name;		/**< Singleton: A string used to print to screen. */
 	char *_name_long;	/**< Singleton: A string used to print to screen. */
 
-	int no_builtin;
+	int builtin;		/**< This node should use built-in hooks by default. */
 	int vectorize;		/**< Number of messages to send / recv at once (scatter / gather) */
 	int affinity;		/**< CPU Affinity of this node */
 	int samplelen;		/**< The maximum number of values this node can receive. */
diff --git a/include/villas/path.h b/include/villas/path.h
index c9d09b78f..7da01f817 100644
--- a/include/villas/path.h
+++ b/include/villas/path.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct path {
 	double rate;			/**< A timeout for */
 	int enabled;			/**< Is this path enabled. */
 	int reverse;			/**< This path as a matching reverse path. */
-	int no_builtin;			/**< This path should not use built-in hooks by default. */
+	int builtin;			/**< This path should use built-in hooks by default. */
 	int queuelen;			/**< The queue length for each path_destination::queue */
 	int samplelen;			/**< Will be calculated based on path::sources.mappings */
 
diff --git a/lib/node.c b/lib/node.c
index 32bf9491a..d1a207f55 100644
--- a/lib/node.c
+++ b/lib/node.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int node_init(struct node *n, struct node_type *vt)
 
 	/* Default values */
 	n->vectorize = 1;
-	n->no_builtin = 0;
+	n->builtin = 1;
 	n->samplelen = DEFAULT_SAMPLELEN;
 
 	list_push(&vt->instances, n);
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int node_init(struct node *n, struct node_type *vt)
 #ifdef WITH_HOOKS
 	/* Add internal hooks if they are not already in the list */
 	list_init(&n->hooks);
-	if (!n->no_builtin) {
+	if (n->builtin) {
 		int ret;
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < list_length(&plugins); i++) {
 			struct plugin *q = (struct plugin *) list_at(&plugins, i);
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ int node_parse(struct node *n, json_t *cfg, const char *name)
 		"vectorize", &n->vectorize,
 		"samplelen", &n->samplelen,
 		"hooks", &json_hooks,
-		"no_builtin", &n->no_builtin,
+		"builtin", &n->builtin,
 		"signals", &json_signals
 	);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/lib/path.c b/lib/path.c
index d54f4f5cb..c4a512416 100644
--- a/lib/path.c
+++ b/lib/path.c
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ int path_init(struct path *p)
 	p->mode = PATH_MODE_ANY;
 	p->rate = 0; /* Disabled */
 
+	p->builtin = 1;
 	p->reverse = 0;
 	p->enabled = 1;
 	p->queuelen = DEFAULT_QUEUELEN;
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ int path_init(struct path *p)
 #ifdef WITH_HOOKS
 	/* Add internal hooks if they are not already in the list */
 	list_init(&p->hooks);
-	if (!p->no_builtin) {
+	if (p->builtin) {
 		int ret;
 
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < list_length(&plugins); i++) {
@@ -403,7 +404,7 @@ int path_parse(struct path *p, json_t *cfg, struct list *nodes)
 		"hooks", &json_hooks,
 		"reverse", &p->reverse,
 		"enabled", &p->enabled,
-		"no_builtin", &p->no_builtin,
+		"builtin", &p->builtin,
 		"queuelen", &p->queuelen,
 		"mode", &mode,
 		"rate", &p->rate,